CPH PIX
CPH PIX is an annual, international feature film festival in Copenhagen focusing on emerging talents and artistic courage.
Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Founded | 2009 |
Awards | New Talent Grand PIX, Politiken Talent Award, PIX Audience Award, BUSTER's Best Children Film |
Website | https://www.cphpix.dk |
CPH PIX is the result of the merging of the Copenhagen International Film Festival and the NatFilm Festival in 2008, which created the organisation Copenhagen Film Festivals. Copenhagen Film Festivals also manages the documentary festival CPH:DOX. The festival was founded by Jacob Neiiendam who administered the festival until the end of its 10th edition in 2018.[1]
The first edition of CPH PIX was held in April 2009 with 36,500 audiences - the largest crowd ever recorded for a film festival in Copenhagen at the time. Since its first edition the festival has grown in size to total of 78,000 audiences in 2017.[2] In 2016 the festival merged with BUSTER Film Festival for Children and Youth becoming one large festival featuring a variety of films for all ages.
At the same time, the festival period moved from April to September/October.
The festival lasts for two weeks and takes place in the Danish Capital of Copenhagen. The 14 day programme is packed with 200 films from around the world as well as 700 film related events and activities. CPH PIX is recognised for its focus on new talents, supporting talent development and presenting unreleased quality films from a wide spectrum of countries and cultures, as well as curating a small section of exclusive, immersive film events. As part of the main programme, CPH PIX also presents retrospective sections with highly acclaimed filmmakers such as William Friedkin, Andrzej Zulawski, Terence Davies, Bertrand Bonello, and Neil Young often in collaboration with the Danish Cinematheque.
The festival hosts seminars, educational workshops, artist talks, theatrical performances and film related concerts. Leos Carax, William Friedkin, and James Schamus are among film makers who have attended masterclasses on the festival. Throughout the years well known artists such as John Carpenter, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream and Jóhann Jóhannsson have performed as part of the festival.
Next edition of CPH PIX will be held from September 27th to October 10th, 2018.[3]
The year 2018 marked the 10th edition of CPH PIX.
Festival programme
The following are recurring film sections in the programme curated by the festival's programmers.[4]
- New Talent Grand PIX: The main competition
- PIX Audience Award: Selected films competing for the audience's votes. Only film which are not already bought for Danish theatrical release are selected for this section.
- Thrills & Kills: A section dedicated to new horror and thriller films.
- Masters of Cinema: comprises new films made by highly acclaimed film makers with a great impact on cinema.
- Made Indie USA: comprises new indie films from the United States
- BUSTER: Section dedicated to new children's films. The section is divided into a school programme aimed at Danish schools to incorporate in their educational curriculum and a family programme only screening in the two weekends of the festival.
- New World Views: comprises highlights from the international film festivals that challenges the world view of the audience.
- Untamed: A section dedicated to films with a unique, unconventional, or free artistic expression.
Awards
The festival currently awards four different prizes;[5]
- New Talent Grand PIX is the main award and includes a cash prize of 6,000 euros. The winner is selected by an international jury of industry professionals, and the award is given to a first-time filmmaker.
- BUSTER's Best Children’s Film along with 2,000 euro is awarded by a special children's jury. This award has been handed out since 2016 as part of BUSTER - the festival's programme for kids, schools and families.
- Politiken Talent Award is selected to a debuting director of a Danish feature film in cooporation with Politiken.
- PIX Audience Award in which the audiences vote for their favourite between nominated films. The winner is granted 3,000 euro.
The previous winners of these awards are:
2009
Award | Director | Film |
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New Talent Grand PIX | Peter Strickland (RU/UK) | Katalin Varga |
Politiken Audience Award | Philippe Falardeau (CA) | It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!) |
2010
Award | Director | Film |
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New Talent Grand PIX | Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani (BE) | Amer |
Politiken Audience Award | Scandar Copti (PS), Yaron Shani (IL) | Ajami |
2011
Award | Director | Film |
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New Talent Grand PIX | Alistair Banks Griffin (US) | Two Gates of Sleep |
Politiken Audience Award | Saverio Costanzo (IT) | La solitudine dei numeri primi |
2012
Award | Director | Film |
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New Talent Grand PIX | Kleber Mendonça Filho (BR) | Neighbouring Sounds |
Politiken Audience Award | Philippe Falardeau (CA) | Monsieur Lazhar |
2013
Award | Director | Film |
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New Talent Grand PIX | Ramon Zürcher (CH) | The Strange Little Cat |
Politiken Audience Award | Felix van Groeningen (NL) | The Broken Circle Breakdown |
2014
Award | Director | Film |
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New Talent Grand PIX | Eskil Vogt (N) | Blind |
Politiken Audience Award | Benedikt Erlingsson (IS) | Of Horses and Men |
2015
Award | Director | Film |
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New Talent Grand PIX | Thomas Daneskov (DK) | The Elite |
Politiken Audience Award | Dagur Kári (IS) | Virgin Mountain |
2016[6]
Award | Director | Film |
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New Talent Grand PIX | Ralitza Petrova (BG) | Godless |
Nordisk Film Fonden's Best Children’s Film | Alexandra-Therese Keining (SE) | Girls Lost |
Politiken Audience Award | Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson (IS) | Heartstone |
Politiken Fonden's Best Short Film For Children | Amalie Næsby (DK) | Ztripes |
2017
Award | Director | Film |
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New Talent Grand PIX | Hlynur Pálmason (IS) | Winter Brothers |
Politiken Audience Award | Philippe van Leeuw (B) | In Syria |
BUSTER's Best Children's Film | Izer Aliu (N) | Hunting Flies |
2018
Award | Director | Film |
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New Talent Grand PIX | Tuva Novotny (SE) | Blind Spot |
Politiken Talent Award | Isabella Eklöf (SE) | Holiday |
BUSTER's Best Children's Film | Anders Walter (DK) | I Kill Giants |
PIX Audience Award | Boots Riley (US) | Sorry to Bother You |
Gallery
- BUSTER film festival for children
- Open air screening of Game of Thrones season premiere 2014
- Concert during CPH PIX
- On location film screening in the channels of Copenhagen
- Mads Mikkelsen attending CPH PIX
- Premiere event of Of Horses and Men
- William Friedkin in conversation with Nicolas Winding Refn at CPH PIX
- Red carpet for the opening gala 2018
- Lars Von Trier and Matt Dillon on the red carpet for the opening gala of the 10th edition of CPH PIX.
References
- https://www.screendaily.com/news/jacob-neiindam-stepping-down-from-cph-pix-after-10th-edition-exclusive/5132271.article
- "Stor succes for CPH PIX 2017". CPH PIX (in Danish). Retrieved 2018-06-25.
- "CPH PIX 2018". CPH PIX. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- "Serier". www.cphpix.dk. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- "CPH PIX – Awards 2018". www.cphpix.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- "CPH PIX 2016: CPH PIX announces this year's winners". CPH PIX. Retrieved 2017-04-11.