The 35th DOK.fest München was a great success!
The resume of an unusual festival edition

We invite you to our new DOK.aroundtheclock film events
Year-round film programme


Film submission for the 36th DOK.fest München

From love films to political thrillers: we are looking for rousing, touching, curious, enlightening and urgent documentary stories. On September 21st, 2020 we will open our film submission for the 36th DOK.fest München. Please find all further information here shortly.

Ergebnisse unserer Publikumsumfrage

Wir haben Sie nach Ihren Erfahrungen mit dem DOK.fest München @home gefragt. Jetzt können wir Ihnen die Ergebnisse der Publikumsumfrage zur ersten Online-Edition vorstellen.
Zu den Ergebnissen

Nine Theses

What is the future of the cinema documentary film? Festival director Daniel Sponsel has put forward nine theses. Read more

FESTIVAL @HOME

Q&As @home

Here you can find the Q&As of the DOK.fest Munich @home.

Live film talks @home

Here you can find the live film talks of the DOK.fest Munich @home.

 

Networks for Future! Three industry talks

The corona virus shows us the value of solidarity, outreach and promotion. We have already discussed this with representatives of international networks at DOK.forum @home in May. Now you have access to the three online conversations again!

NEWS

The award winning films of DOK.fest München @home

We present the winners of the first online edition 2020.

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BREAKING NEWS: FestDocsNetwork

DOK.fest München (Munich, Germany), DocsBarcelona (Spain), MakeDox (Skopje, North Macedonia) and FIPADOC (Biarritz, France) are pleased to announce the creation of a network named FestDocsNetwork.

BEST DOKS

It's getting exciting: We present the jury shortlists of our competitions at DOK.fest München @home.

Winner kinokino Audience Award – sponsored by BR and 3sat

THE EUPHORIA OF BEING by Réka Szabó wins the kinokino Audience Award 2020 Congratulations! We present you the final Top 10.

Büroräume und -plätze zu vermieten

Ab sofort bieten wir zwei Büroräume plus Arbeitsplätze zur Untermiete an.

Virtual press wall

The DOK.fest München @home in the media: We present the diverse contributions in print, radio and internet.

Schulklassenausflug zum Online-Filmfestival

Schicken Sie Ihre Schulklasse auf das Internationale Dokumentarfilmfestival München – mit einem Videoseminar inklusive Film und Unterricht.

In the mirror of memory: 75th anniversary of World War II

The opening film of the DOK.fest Munich @home THE EUPHORIA OF BEING about the Holocaust survivor Éva Fahidi has touched many. A commentary by Christoph Heubner, Executive Vice President of the International Auschwitz Committee, on the importance of documentary films, such as the DOK.focus lasting memories series.

Opening Ceremony

The 35th DOK.fest Munich was ceremonially opened on 6 May. You can watch the ceremony here.

Greeting from the festival management

The online edition of the festival as a chance for cinema culture? Read the greeting from our festival management about DOK.fest München @home.

DOK.shop

Here you can support our online edition and buy our beautiful posters and bags of this years festival.

Interactive film project on the Corona crisis

Filmmakers worldwide can submit their short films on the crisis to CORONOGRAPHY, a project from members of AG DOK and docfilmpool e.V.

Donations for partner cinemas

Here you can financially support the partner cinemas of DOK.fest Munich @home

Poster exhibition @home

A festival without film posters? Not with us. Welcome to the walk-in poster exhibition of DOK.fest München @home. Available until July 31st!

Winning film German Documentary Film Music Award

Klemens Bittmann, Christian Bakanic and Christofer Frank receive the German Documentary Film Music Award 2020 for their music for the film DIE LETZTEN ÖSTERREICHER, which is endowed with 5,000 euros.

DOK.focus lasting memories

The last generation of Zeitzeug.innen says goodbye forever. With our focus series DOK.focus lasting memories, we are sending a signal against forgetting

Winning film DOK.fest award of SOS Children's Villages worldwide

We are pleased to announce COPPER NOTES OF A DREAM, the next winner of DOK.fest München @home. The film by Reza Farahmand receives the 3,000 Euro prize of SOS Children's Villages worldwide. The prize is donated by B.O.A. Videofilmkunst.

Winning film VFF Documentary Film Production Award

For the documentary film JENSEITS DES SICHTBAREN - HILMA AF KLINT, producers Eva Illmer and Halina Dyrschka receive this year's award, endowed with 7,500 Euros, which puts courageous and innovative production projects in the spotlight.

DOK.forum International Industry Events

Open exchange and new ideas are more important than ever for the documentary film industry. Our international DOK.forum events transcend closed borders and bring the European industry together.

Enthusiasm unites: DOK.fest München Circle of Friends

In times of crisis nothing is more important than solidarity and good networking. Become a member of the DOK.fest Munich Circle of Friends now!