Film literacy programme DOK.education

DOK.education is the year-round educational programme of Germany's largest documentary film festival DOK.fest München. DOK.education's 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.

Beside the work in film reception, film practice, training for teachers, presence workshops for school classes and an annual youth film competition, the heart of this programme is the "Schule des Sehens" which helds a good 50 school class workshops for three age groups in the cinema. Through the initiatives of DOK.education with numerous cultural providers, TV institutions and schools, project manager Maya Reichert has built up a large qualitative network in which the artistically narrative documentary film is always at the centre.

All projects of DOK.education combine media literacy and cultural education: Artistic documentaries tell real stories through cinematic images. They offer a wide range of approaches to encourage children and young people to observe closely, to see the art in filmmaking and to raise their awareness for different levels of truth and reality in cinematic storytelling.

We will keep you up to date here which DOK.education programmes are part of the Munich International Documentary Film Festival and which take place all year round. Detailed information about DOK.education can only be provided in German at the moment.

Workshop in autumn 2023

In the three-day holiday workshop "I see something you don't see", young people learn how to use the camera in a playful way. Read more in German

Youth Film Competition

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

Filmworkshops

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

Reading films!

Film education for adults at the MVHS: Every six months we take a look behind the scenes of a short 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

Film teacher Interviews

We asked film teachers in Bavaria how film practice projects succeed at school and what added value they have. 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

Director Uli Decker comes to your school to talk to students about her film, gender roles and family secrets. Read more in German

Kulturtag Film

A culture day at the Cinema! DOK.education offers school classes a documentary film screening including a film discussion. Read more in German

Film platform for schools

DOK.education is part of nextus, the european platform for documentary feature-length films in the classroom. Read more

Accompanying material for feature length films

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

KulturPass

Exclusively for 18-year-olds: with the KulturPass free admission to all DOK.aroundtheclock films at DOK.fest München. Read more

Archive

Here is an overview of the events of recent years. Read more in German

About DOK.education

Learn more about DOK.education's goals and expertise. Read our Preamble for the Documentary Film School in English and more about our expertise, our partners and sponsors or our team in German

Greeting from the patron Anton Biebl

The Cultural Officer of the City of Munich Anton Biebl about the educational program DOK.education 2023. Read more in German