DOK.fest @home Selection in February: 1001 NIGHTS APART

Sheherazade had to tell stories to stay alive – we have to dance! From February we present 1001 NIGHTS APART, the fourth film in our online film library. Watch the film now! (only available in Germany)

 

Last Call for Entries for DOK.forum 2023

Now is the time to submit for DOK.forum (3–11 May 2023)! The market for co-creation and co-production of DOK.fest München is looking for strong projects for the German-speaking region. Submission is possible until 01 February 2023. All information

 

FURTHER NEWS

Last Call for Entries: German Documentary Film Music Award 2023

The German Documentary Film Music Award recognises film compositions for a feature-length cinema documentary film that combine with the film narrative in a special way. Submit your film until 1 February!

Last Call for Entries: VFF Documentary Film Production Award 2023

The VFF Documentary Film Production Award recognises the role of production in the creation of current cinema documentary film projects. We call on producers to submit their current films! Submit your film until 1 February!

DOK.aroundtheclock: NATURA URBANA on 14 February

The wasteland – an uncultivated field: first an eyesore, then a habitat for a very special flora and fauna. Now, in the capital's building boom, they are gradually disappearing. We present the film in our film series Green Visions at Einstein 28. Free admission!

The School of Seeing announces the 2023 programme

DOK.education, the educational programme of DOK.fest München, cordially invites teachers and their school classes in May 2023 to use an age-appropriate film to develop an initial understanding of the readability of film and to sharpen their eye for the media representation of reality.

Peace to the palaces, war to the huts?

Our festival director Daniel Sponsel formulates a plea for the amendment of the Film Funding Act: for a radical reversal of German cultural policy, which should be oriented towards the social relevance and merits of cinematic art.

Film festivals in times of Amazon & Co – the last bastion of film culture?

The panel discussion on current challenges facing the festival industry, in which DOK.fest festival director Daniel Sponsel was a guest at the Frankfurt Book Fair, is now available as a podcast episode. Listen now!

Film culture for all: Online film talks

We invite you to take a look behind the scenes of Germany's largest documentary film festival and learn the latest, exciting and surprising facts about the making of non-fictional films at our diverting online film talks, supported by the Kulturfonds Bayern – Bildung und Kultus. Discover the film talks now!

Cinema releases in autumn and winter 2022/2023

Our overview of nationwide documentary film release dates

Documentary films on TV, in media libraries and on other platforms

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The best festival impressions

Award ceremonies, premieres & guests: In our gallery you will find the most beautiful images of the 37th DOK.fest München 2022, in addition to impressions of the overwhelming festival opening.

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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.

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 München Circle of Friends now!