Film literacy programme DOK.education

DOK.education is the year-round educational programme of Germany's largest documentary film festival DOK.fest München. The DOK.education offer is aimed at school classes and teachers as well as interested young people and families, all year round and during the festival in May.

In addition to work in film reception, film practice, teacher training, face-to-face workshops for school classes and an annual youth film competition. The heart of this programme is the Schule des Sehens (School of Seeing), which runs around 50 school class workshops for three age groups in the cinema. Through DOK.education's initiatives with numerous cultural institutions, TV institutions and schools, project director Maya Reichert has built up a large qualitative network in which the artistic narrative documentary film is always at the center.

All DOK.education projects combine media literacy and cultural education: artistic documentaries tell real stories in cinematic images. They offer a variety of approaches to encourage children and young people to look closely, to recognize the art of filmmaking, and to raise their awareness of different levels of truth and reality in cinematic storytelling.

Learning to read film is a skill that is more important than ever these days. Our film educators show how the creative stylistic devices of film affect us and trigger emotions. Our centerpiece is the Schule des Sehens, a film education project for school classes in Munich and sourrounding areas and in the online version for schools throughout Germany. You can find the full range of our services here on our website.

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Our programme is held in German language. Detailed information about DOK.education can only be provided in German. For any questions, please contact us.

Download this year's programme poster here (in German only).

Year-round educational programme

Documentary film competition

Have you experienced something and want to tell your story? Take part in the documentary film competition for young people! Read more

Documentary filmworkshops

DOK.education offers workshops for young people who want to make their own documentary film. Read more in German

Teacher trainings

Accompanying material and training courses allow for age-appropriate follow-up of documentaries used in the classroom. Read more in German

Film platform for schools

DOK.education is part of the educational platform nextus – learning by documentaries, which connects documentary films with a high educational value and education. Read more

Accompanying material for cinema documentary films

DOK.education offers school accompanying material for current documentary films. Read more in German

film education for adults

Lifelong learning at the Münchner Volkshochschule: half-yearly we take a look behind the scenes of a short documentary film in the format "Learn to read film!". Read more in German

Film making in school

DOK.education supervises documentary film projects by school classes and film groups all year round in Munich. Read more in German

Project day with film talk

We organize the cultural educational excursion of your school classes – with socially relevant and artistically valuable documentaries in a cinema in Munich. Read more in German

Schule des Sehens goes Würzburg

Film education in the cinema and in the classroom: The Schule des Sehens in cooperation with the 50th International Film Weekend Würzburg. Read more in German

Festivalprogramme May 2024

CINEMA: Schule des Sehens

Film education at DOK.fest München 2024: school class workshops with short films for three age groups in the cinema as a place of learning. Register now

ONLINE: Schule des Sehens

Film education throughout Germany and barrier-free: school classes visit the School of Seeing online until the end of July. Register now

Documentary film competition for young people 2024

Congratulations to all the winners who were honoured at the award ceremony on Sunday, 12 May at the HFF Munich!

Exhibition on the inclusive film project

In the exhibition "Ich seh' etwas, was du nicht siehst" young people with and without disabilities show their view on the city of Munich. Read more

Symposium “Dreh’s Um – Encourage Diversity”

We present the film workshops of “Dreh’s Um” as an example of best practice and invite actors from education, cultural education, film and media to network. Read more

Film lesen lernen

Film education for adults at the Münchner Volkshochschule: a look behind the scenes of the documentary SAFIYA – THE MOVIE. Read more

Workshop with Julian Janssen

Stay relaxed in front of the camera? In this workshop, presenter "Checker Julian" demonstrates fun hands-on exercises on the big stage. Read more

Journalism workshop

As a reporter or presenter, you not only need journalistic skills but also a strong attitude to be convincing in front of the camera. BR presenter Christina Wolf shows you how. Read more

KinderKino

At the KinderKino in Gasteig HP8, kids watch the documentary film FREDDY – ICH TAUCHE NACH GEISTERNETZEN meet the director of the film and take a look behind the scenes. Read more in German