Awards 2019
The films at 34th International Documentary Filmfestival Munich compete for the following 15 awards.
DOK.fest awards
VIKTOR Main Competition DOK.international
Sponsored by Bayerischer Rundfunk and Global Screen. Worth 10,000 EUR.
The nominated films feature a wide contentual and formal spectrum and stand out because of their artistic quality.
VIKTOR DOK.deutsch
Worth 5,000 EUR. The nominated films deal with people and topics from the German-speaking world.
VIKTOR DOK.horizonte
Sponsored by Petra-Kelly-Stiftung. Worth 3,000 EUR. The nominated films focus on volatile countries.
ARRI AMIRA Award
Award for an outstanding artistic contribution in the field of cinematography, worth 5.000 EUR. The 2019 nominees
FFF Documentary Talent Award
Sponsored by FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, worth 5,000 EUR, for upcoming Bavarian directors. The 2019 nominees
DOK.fest Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit
Sponsored by B.O.A Videofilmkunst, worth 3,000 EUR.
Megaherz Student Award
Worth 3,000 EUR. 1st prize for the best student film.
BR kinokino Audience Award of DOK.fest München
Awarded by kinokino, the film magazine of Bayerischer Rundfunk
VFF Documentary Film Production Award
Sponsored by the VFF Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film und Fernsehproduzenten mbH, worth 7,500 EUR. Read more
FairFilm Award
Donated by Crew United. Nominated are productions that are characterized by particularly fair working conditions.
German Documentary Film Music Award
Sponsored by Versicherungskammer Kulturstiftung, worth 5,000 EUR. Read more
DOK.forum Awards
Pitch Award of Haus des Dokumentarfilms
Worth 2,500 EUR. 1st prize for the best new talent concept.
Composition Funding Award
Award for a composition project, worth 2,500 EUR. Read more
British Pathé Archive Award
For a documentary film project in development that uses archive material, endowed with 14,000 EUR. Provision (or alternatively 2,500 EUR.)
