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.international Main Competition

Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the VIKTOR DOK.international Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The prize sponsor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.

THEATRE OF VIOLENCE (Denmark 2023, Lukasz Konopa, Emil Langballe). A former Ugandan child soldier who later became a commander is on trial. Is he a perpetrator or a victim?

#Award-winning films, #Only in the cinema, #War and its consequences, #German premiere, #Africa

DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency

The films in this series tell stories from countries in transition. They are supported by ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL with funds from the BMZ and are nominated for the VIKTOR DOK.horizonte Competition, endowed with 5,000 euros. The award donor is the Petra-Kelly-Stiftung.

BAGHDAD ON FIRE (Iraq, Norway 2023, Karrar Al-Azzawi). “Nobody is the leader in this youth revolution!” – Tiba fights for a free Iraq.

#Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Online, #War and its consequences, #German premiere, #Asia

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.

ALL ROADS LEAD TO MORE (Germany 2022, Afraa Batous). Four young Syrian women travelling across Europe. A refugee story? No, a road trip!

#World premiere, #Online, #War and its consequences, #Bodies in motion, #In relation (to), #Europe

DOK.focus POWER OF MEDIA?

This year's DOK.focus series POWER OF MEDIA? deals with the contradictory and at the same time decisive role our media play in today's world in five selected films.

5 SEASONS OF REVOLUTION (Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic 2023, Lina N.N.). Lina films 10 years of Syrian civil war. Journalism as a means of non-violent resistance.

#Only in the cinema, #War and its consequences, #Controverse medialities, #German premiere, #Asia

IRON BUTTERFLIES (Germany, Ukraine 2023, Roman Liubyi). ​​In 2014, flight MH17 is shot down over Ukraine. And so begins a wide-reaching Russian disinformation campaign.

#Online, #War and its consequences, #Controverse medialities, #For cineasts

MANIFESTO (Russian Federation 2022, Angie Vinchito). Present day Russia through the lens of social media: a film mosaic with TikTok-, YouTube- and Periscope-Clips.

#Only in the cinema, #War and its consequences, #Controverse medialities

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.

8TH DAY OF THE WAR – 8. DEN VÁLKY (Czech Republic 2022, Oksana Moiseniuk). Are the loved ones still alive? The Ukrainian diaspora in Prague lives through the eighth day of the war.

#War and its consequences, #German premiere, #Online

BLIX NOT BOMBS (Czech Republic 2023, Greta Stocklassa). Can diplomacy save the world? The former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix looks back.

#Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Only in the cinema, #War and its consequences, #Europe, #German premiere

THE SUMMER OF '91 – POLETJE '91 (Slovenia 2022, Žiga Virc). Barricades, tanks, air strikes – ten days of war after Slovenia’s declaration of independence.

#Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Online, #War and its consequences, #German premiere

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.

DREI FRAUEN – EIN KRIEG – TRAINED TO SEE – THREE WOMEN AND THE WAR (Germany, Italy 2022, Luzia Schmid). Lee Miller, Martha Gellhorn and Margret Bourke-White: three female war reporters on the frontline.

#War and its consequences, #Power of the People: Politics & Society, #Europe, #Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings, #Controverse medialities, #Online

MOTHERLAND (Norway, Sweden, Ukraine 2023, Hanna Badziaka, Alexander Mihalkovich). What does military service do to soldiers? A film about abuse and violence in the Belarusian army and society.

#War and its consequences, #For cineasts, #Only in the cinema

DOK.education

The educational programme of DOK.fest München considers itself a "school of seeing", which combines media literacy and cultural education. It is aimed at children, young people, families and schools.

HAMMOUDIS TRAUM – HAMMOUDIS DREAM (Netherlands 2021, Els van Driel, Eefje Blankevoort). At the age of 14 Hammoudi had to flee Syria – alone. Does he manage to reunite with his family? His dream of becoming a doctor gives him strength.

#Online, #War and its consequences, #Young perspectives – Coming of age, #DOK.4teens: 14 years and older