CPH:DOX 2026 The Winners
The juries have deliberated and the winners of the international competitions at CPH:DOX 2026 have been announced this evening at the festival’s Award Show at CPH:DOX’ Social Cinema, Kunsthal Charlottenborg. See all the winners here!
The international competition lineup included a total of 74 films, hand-picked from thousands of submissions from around the world, featuring 53 world premieres, 17 international premieres, and 4 European premieres. The main prize, the DOX:AWARD, was awarded to ‘Whispers in May’ by Dongnan Chen.
Besides the festival’s main prize, the DOX:AWARD, prizes have been awarded in the categories F:ACT Competition, NEXT:WAVE Competition, NORDIC:DOX Competition, HUMAN:RIGHTS Competition, NEW:VISION Competition and INTER:ACTIVE Competition.
DOX:AWARD – Winner
Sponsored by Politiken
Whispers in May
Dongnan Chen / Hong Kong, Netherlands, Republic of Korea (South Korea) & Sweden / 2026 / World Premiere
Saturday, 21st Mar 2026 21:30DFI / Cinemateket
Sunday, 22nd Mar 2026 16:15Empire Bio
Tuesday, 24th Mar 2026 21:00Empire Bio
DOX:AWARD – Special Mention
Sponsored by Politiken
The Cord
Nolwenn Hervé / France / 2026 / World Premiere
Sunday, 22nd Mar 2026 21:00Empire Bio
NEW:VISION – Winner
Compact Disc
Rico Wong / Hong Kong & United Kingdom / 2026 / World Premiere
NEW:VISION – Special Mention
Local Sensations
Tulapop Saenjaroen / Thailand / 2026 / European Premiere
F:ACT – Winner
Supported by IMS and the Danish Union of Journalists
Just Look Up
Emma Wall & Betsy Hershey / United States & Denmark / 2026 / World Premiere
F.ACT – Special Mention
Supported by IMS and the Danish Union of Journalists
The Great Experiment
Stephen Maing & Eric Daniel Metzgar / United States & Mexico / 2026 / International Premiere
Sunday, 22nd Mar 2026 20:30Park Bio
NEXT:WAVE – Winner
Dream of Another Summer
Irene Bartolomé / Spain & Lebanon / 2026 / World Premiere
NEXT:WAVE – Special mention
This is Not a French Film
Tom Adjibi / Belgium & France / 2026 / World Premiere
Sunday, 22nd Mar 2026 15:15Kunsthal Charlottenborg
HUMAN:RIGHTS – Winner
Sponsored by the Danish Institute for Human Rights
The Phantom Pain of Rojava
Maryam Embrahimi / Sweden & Norway / 2026 / World Premiere
Sunday, 22nd Mar 2026 13:00Kunsthal Charlottenborg
HUMAN:RIGHTS – Special Mention
Sponsored by the Danish Institute for Human Rights
American Doctor
Poh Si Teng / United States, Palestine, Malaysia & Denmark / 2026 / International Premiere
NORDIC:DOX – Winner
The Secret Reading Club of Kabul
Shakiba Adil & Elina Hirvonen / Finland & Norway / 2026 / World Premiere
Saturday, 21st Mar 2026 15:30Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Monday, 23rd Mar 2026 16:30Empire Bio
NORDIC:DOX – Special Mention
Homesick
Taekyung Tanja In Wol Sørensen / Denmark, Republic of Korea (South Korea) & Finland / 2026 / World Premiere
Saturday, 21st Mar 2026 19:00Gloria Biograf
Sunday, 22nd Mar 2026 14:30Empire Bio
Wednesday, 25th Mar 2026 14:00Grand Teatret
Wednesday, 25th Mar 2026 21:15DFI / Cinemateket
Thursday, 26th Mar 2026 17:00Empire Bio
FIPRESCI – Winner
Presented by the International Federation of Film Critics
Amazomania (PHOTO)
Nathan Grossman / Sweden, Denmark & France / 2026 / World Premiere
Monday, 23rd Mar 2026 21:00Empire Bio
Tuesday, 24th Mar 2026 19:15DFI / Cinemateket
Wednesday, 25th Mar 2026 17:00Empire Bio
INTER:ACTIVE – Winner
Inside: The Childhood of an Artist
Sacha Wares / United Kingdom / 2025 / International Premiere
INTER:ACTIVE – Special Mention
Dark Rooms
Mads Damsbo & Laurits Flensted-Jensen / Denmark, Germany & Taiwan / 2025 / Danish Premiere
