The DOK.fest München 2021 will take place online.

Our vision was a dual festival edition that would bring our programme to the big cinema screen and to the screen at your home. But in view of the further uncertain development of the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to change our plans: The 36th DOK.fest München 2021 will again take place online. At the same time, we are extending DOK.fest München @home by one week to 23 May.

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Retrospective 75 years of DEFA

Nine documentaries from five decades of DEFA film production: we present the retrospective on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the GDR's national film studio.

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DOK.education: Schule des Sehens 2021

The online cinema is now open! DOK.fest Munich is inviting school classes to take the cultural education trip to the film festival. Films and lessons on the digital screen - usable in the classroom or for distance learning. Weiterlesen

Call for Accreditation

Representatives of the industry now have the opportunity to accredit for the DOK.fest München film programme as well as for the public industry programme of DOK.forum Perspektiven.

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Filmdebatte: der „Fall LOVEMOBIL"

LOVEMOBIL von Elke Lehrenkrauss lief 2019 und 2020 erfolgreich auf vielen Festivals, so auch auf dem DOK.fest München. Ende März deckte das NDR-Reportageformat STRG_F auf, dass der Film über weite Strecken inszeniert ist. Der Fall wirft grundsätzliche Fragen auf: Was darf der Dokumentarfilm, was erwarten wir von ihm und welchen Einfluss haben seine Produktionsbedingungen? Die Debatte geht weiter. Zu den aktuellen Beiträgen

FURTHER NEWS

VFF Documentary Film Production Award 2021: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER

For their outstanding performance in the production of the documentary film THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER, Frank Müller, Guevara Namer and Antonia Kilian receive the 4th VFF Documentary Film Production Award.

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DOK.fest München opens with HINTER DEN SCHLAGZEILEN (BEHIND THE HEADLINES)

Secrecy is the top priority: HINTER DEN SCHLAGZEILEN gives an exciting insight into the hidden world of investigative journalism.

DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit 2021: The Nominees

DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit is ponsored by B.O.A Videofilmkunst, endowed with 3,000 euros.

DOK.edit Award – presented by Adobe

Focus on editing: In 2021, DOK.forum München will award an editing prize for the first time. The "DOK.edit Award - presented by Adobe" honours the editors with prize money of 5,000 euros.

DOK.guest Canada

Indigenous culture and megacities, monarchy and liberalism. In 2021, the Guest region section presents seven documentaries from and about Canada that take into account the country's tensions, contradictions and unique dynamics.

German Documentary Film Music Award 2021: SOLDATEN

Our first winner has been announced: The German Documentary Film Music Award 2021 goes to Christoph Schauer for his score to SOLDATEN by Christian von Brockhausen. Congratulations!

In the Lives of Others

The homage of the 36th DOK.fest München is dedicated to the Czech director Helena Třeštíková, who herself once described her working method as "time-lapse filmmaking".

DOK.digital – Award for new narrative formats 2021: The Nominees

What possibilities does digital narration create? DOK.digital brings together exciting projects that use different media formats and platforms innovatively for journalistic-factual or documentary storytelling.

Festival network Doc Around Europe

Initiated by DOK.fest München, the new Doc Around Europe network brings together four relevant documentary film festivals across the European continent. The common goal is to promote and distribute European documentary films and to accompany them in all phases of production and exploitation.

Learning by Docs Europe – Understanding the history of Europe with documentaries

DOK.education launches a new learning experience: In a programme of international documentaries, young people experience the realities of European life in the 20th century.

Kultur stark machen – mit Solidarität

Kultur stark machen - unter diesem Slogan geben die Unterzeichner*innen der bayerischen Erklärung der VIELEN Statements zum Thema Solidarität ab. Auch wir haben einen Clip dazu beigetragen.

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!