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CPH:DOX Head of Industry, Festival Chief on Boosting Euro-U.S. Ties, Record Number of Prizes, Projects
Documentary festival CPH:DOX managing director Katrine Kiilgaard and head of industry Mara Gourd-Mercado talk this year’s industry program.
Looking at the European landscape and having collaborated a lot with Germany and France in the past, I’ve always been fascinated by the speedy pace of cross pollination and co-productions, compared with North America. The other NewImages-Forum des Images, Onassis ONX Studio and Synny Side of the DOC awards are part of exchange programs that allow our CPH:LAB projects to be visible at other international showcases where they can find co-financing. Katrine, what’s your take on the current state of documentary film financing and how can CPH:DOX’s industry platform best support the doc sector?Kiilgaard: It continues to be a very tough market to navigate.
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