Call for entries: German Documentary Film Music Award 2021

Submit now until 18th December 2020!

DOK.fest München and Versicherungskammer Kulturstiftung are pleased to announce the 9th German Documentary Film Music Award 2021.

An award for outstanding documentary film composition (5,000 Euros)

Unique in the German-speaking world, the German Documentary Film Music Award honours a composition that joins and supports in a remarkable way the narrative of a documentary film. It sees itself as a platform for the work of the composers and the value of music as a narrative level in documentary film.

The prize is endowed with 5,000 euros and the award goes to the composer. The Documentary Film Music Award is donated by the Versicherungskammer Kulturstiftung and is supported by the Förder- und Hilfsfonds des Deutschen Komponistenverbandes DKV.

Participation conditions

The following prerequisites must be fulfilled:

The composition is part of a documentary film and has been composed for it.
The composer is a member of GEMA, AKM or SUISA.
The date of completion of the film is after 1st January 2019.
The running time of the film (not the score) is at least 52 minutes.
The running time of the score is at least 15 minutes.
At least 75% of the score comes from the composer who is applying.
A cinema copy of the film is available.
Please officially confirm to us that the submitted film, in case of winning, can be screened free of charge at the corresponding award ceremony and that it can also be publicly screened as part of the Best Doks.
Submitted films may not be available on free internet platforms.
Submitted films may not have been shown publicly at DOK.fest München.