Cinema at its best!

The DOK.fest Munich series GANZ GROSSES KINO presents premieres on the big screen in the Deutsches Theater.

The festival trailers of DOK.fest München 2019

From life to poster to screen: we present you the three festival trailers for the 34th DOK.fest München.

DOK.focus humaNature

Is nature a place of longing or the basis of our existence? We are in the process of seriously testing this in a field trial. Greta Thunberg sums up the contradiction: "We have no excuses and even less time. The films in our DOK.focus humaNature series trace the connection between man and nature.

Programme Magazine online

Browse through our Programme Magazine with all 159 films, essays and interviews!

DOK.guest Russia

In international reporting, Russia is primarily a (foreign) political issue. But what does people's everyday life look like? Six documentary films in the guest country series convey images of heterogeneous realities and ethnicities - from the Arctic Ocean to China.

VR Pop Up Kino

The Virtual Reality Pop Up Cinema presents seven documentary VR/360° projects at DOK.fest München 2019

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Our theme compass for the programme 2019

All 159 documentaries of the DOK.fest München 2019 sorted by exciting tags. So you never lose track and never miss a thing.

SOS-Children's Villages worldwide Award 2019

BRUCE LEE & THE OUTLAW from Joost Vandebrug has wone this years SOS-Children's Villages worldwide Award 2019

Heddy Honigmann – Poet of the moment

The retrospective at DOK.fest München 2019 will present the work of the great Dutch documentary filmmaker.

Opening film DOK.fest München 2019: THE WHALE AND THE RAVEN

We are proud to present the opening film of the DOK.fest Munich 2019: THE WHALE AND THE RAVEN celebrates its world premiere here. 

The accreditation for the DOK.fest Munich 2019 is open

Every year, DOK.fest Munich welcomes over 1,000 accredited guests from the film industry, the press and from universities. From now on you can apply for accreditation for the 34th DOK.fest Munich.

The winner of the VFF Documentary Film Production Award 2019

We are pleased to announce the winner of the VFF Documentary Film Production Award at DOK.fest 2019. The prize goes to Fabian Driehorst, producer of BOY OF WAR.

DOK.fest München is looking for a place to stay for directing students

We are looking for places to stay for the next generation of directors during the DOK.fest Munich 2019. If you are able to host directing students for at least two nights, you will receive free access to all films and events of the DOK.fest Munich 2019 as a thank you.

Winner of the 7th German Documentary Film Music Award

We are pleased to announce the winner of the 7th German Documentary Film Music Award. The 2019 award goes to Jana Irmert for her work on STRESS by Florian Baron.

The DOK.fest Friends

DOK.fest München has developed into one of the biggest film festivals in Europe. Reason enough to provide documentary film culture with a powerful lobby. Join the DOK.fest Friends now and get involved!

Become a Festival-Volunteer!

Are you dynamic, cooperative and enthusiastic about documentations? We are looking for you! Apply now!