100 years ago Davos, with its high-quality Alpine microclimate, was an exclusive destination for people suffering from respiratory problems. But for the last 50 years the little ski resort in Switzerland has hosted the annual World Economic Forum. These three days in January are enough to make Davos today a synonym around the world for the most concentrated gathering of power and money. DAVOS is a portrait of the inhabitants and their home town, which may be indelibly marked by globalization yet emerges as very different from what one might expect. An interview with Daniel Hoesl and co-director Julia Niemann.

In Denmark the restrictions imposed to combat the coronavirus went into effect on March 12. This meant the end for the 17th CPH:DOX Festival in its usual form. However, just six days later the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival kicked off in a digital space including all the competitive sections and the professional platforms such as CPH:Forum or CPH:Lab. We talked to festival director Tine Fischer about team spirit, a decision without any alternatives and virtual solutions in times of a real crisis.

Motivated by their very differing personal relationships to the topos of forests, three women from three countries – the filmmakers and producers Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan, Ebba Sinzinger and Michaela Kirst – came together to join undercover activists on an investigative adventure lasting many years. WOOD, filmed openly in some parts and with a hidden camera in others, shows in snapshots the brutal business of illegal logging, clearly indicating the worldwide dimension of this issue.