The film programme of DOK.fest München. At the cinema. At home.

3 to 14 May 2023 at the Munich venues
8 to 21 May 2023 @home

As always, DOK.fest München opens the view out to the world: with 130 of the best and most current international documentaries from 55 countries. Our goal is the greatest possible participation in our films, which is why we bring them to the big screen in Munich cinemas as well as to home screens throughout Germany: DOK.fest stays dual.

DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb

Intense stories and the unusual on one's own doorstep: the competition presents films that deal with people and topics in German-speaking countries. The VIKTOR DOK.deutsch Competition is endowed with 7,500 euros. The prize sponsor is Sky.

WAS TUN (Germany 2020, Michael Kranz). “Why do we have to live with so much suffering?” A filmmaker finds he cannot escape the girl’s question.

#System critics and new visions, #Nominees Talent Award of FFF Bayern, #Films with German subtitles, #Asia, #The Human Stain

Student Award

The Student Award of DOK.fest München presents outstanding documentary films by students of German-speaking film schools. The films are nominated for the megaherz Student Award, worth 3,000 Euros.

AUTOMOTIVE (Germany 2020, Jonas Heldt). At the heart of the automobile business: two women, two portraits and the balance sheet of an industry.

#Human Animal Machine, #System critics and new visions, #Nominees Talent Award of FFF Bayern, #Films with German subtitles

NO PROMISED LAND (Switzerland 2019, Raphael Bondy). Black Lives Matter! Also in Tel Aviv. A generation on the rise.

#System critics and new visions, #Middle East, #Films with German subtitles

REGELN AM BAND, BEI HOHER GESCHWINDIGKEIT – RULES OF THE ASSEMBLY LINE, AT HIGH SPEED (Germany 2020, Yulia Lokshina). School children perform Brecht and eastern Europeans work on temporary contracts in the factory.

#While stocks last, #System critics and new visions, #Nominees Talent Award of FFF Bayern, #Human Animal Machine, #Films with German subtitles, #DOK.4teens

DOK.panorama

DOK.panorama shows innovative documentary films from all over the world mapping the diversity and current trends of documentary storytelling – including many new discoveries and premieres.

JENSEITS DES SICHTBAREN – HILMA AF KLINT – BEYOND THE VISIBLE – HILMA AF KLINT (Germany 2019, Halina Dyrschka). Hilma af Klint - pioneer of abstract art. A portrait of a sensational painter.

#While stocks last, #Northern Europe, #The art of the hour, #Films with German subtitles

NACHSPIEL – AFTERMATH (Germany 2019, Christoph Hübner, Gabriele Voss). The dream of becoming a professional soccer player can be over sooner than hoped – and then what?

#While stocks last, #Films with German subtitles, #A hero's journey

THE SECOND LIFE (Belgium, Germany, Italy 2020, Davide Gambino). Dead animals for wildlife conservation? The European Taxidermy Championships.

#While stocks last, #Films with German subtitles, #Human Animal Machine

Munich Premieres

Munich is the home of most of the filmmakers whose works are gathered together in the Munich premieres. But time and again, the view extends far beyond the city limits.

EINE FRAGE DER HALTUNG – BEEWILDERED COMPANIONS (Germany 2020, Felix Remter, Miriam Remter). Pets or wild creatures? Beekeeping in the age of the varroa mite. An essay-like discourse.

#Human Animal Machine, #While stocks last, #Nominees Talent Award of FFF Bayern, #Films with German subtitles

MEIN OPA, KARIN UND ICH – MEIN OPA, KARIN UND ICH (Germany 2020, Moritz Springer). A Nazi granddad, a mother from the ‘68 generation and a dropout son: family conflicts across three generations.

#Nominees Talent Award of FFF Bayern, #Films with German subtitles

DOK.music

From progressive rock to country from the former Swaziland to current Viennese singer-songwriters: DOK.music delivers music for the eyes and ears. Presented by ARTE.

WE INTEND TO CAUSE HAVOC – WE INTEND TO CAUSE HAVOC (Czech Republic, Italy 2019, Gio Arlotta). From rock star to miner and back: Zambian singer Jagari Chanda takes Europe by storm.

#Films with German subtitles, #The art of the hour, #Africa

DOK.focus lasting memories

The focus section DOK.focus lasting memories deals with contemporary witnesses of National Socialism and how subsequent generations dealt with their legacy.

WINTER JOURNEY (Denmark, Germany 2019, Anders Østergaard). Günther Goldschmidt or George Goldsmith – how Jewish culture was exploited by the Nazis.

#Films with German subtitles, #While stocks last, #North America, #Looking back

BEST OF FESTS

Innovative cinema and intimate insights: The BEST OF FESTS series brings together films that have already been screened at other important festivals and celebrated or awarded prizes there.

DER BÄR IN MIR – BEAR-LIKE (Switzerland 2019, Roman Droux). The untamed beauty of wild grizzly bears: A summer film diary

#Human Animal Machine, #North America, #DOK.4teens, #Films with German subtitles

MAIDEN (United Kingdom 2018, Alex Holmes). 12 courageous women and the most dangerous sailing regatta in the world = a victory for equal rights.

#A hero's journey, #Films with German subtitles

DOK.special40 years AG DOK

A small circle of documentary filmmakers joined together in 1980 with the aim of creating a lively documentary film culture in Germany. 40 years later, AG DOK is a professional association of more than 900 filmmakers and is also the largest film association in Germany. DOK.fest München is celebrating this with an anniversary programme: four selected documentary films by AG DOK members shed light on important socio-political issues of their respective times and thus exemplify four decades of a lively documentary film culture in Germany.