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.

HYPERMOON (Sweden 2023, Mia Engberg). Between the hospital and the universe: an intimate film essay about the fragility of existence.

#Online, #In relation (to), #Europe, #German premiere, #Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings

NON-ALIGNED: SCENES FROM THE LABUDOVIĆ REELS (Croatia, France, Montenegro, Qatar, Serbia 2022, Mila Turajlić). The non-aligned movement seen through Tito’s cameraman’s lens.

#Award-winning films, #Only in the cinema, #German premiere, #Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings

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.

FACING TIME (Germany 2023, Annett Ilijew). Chronicler of the moment in the camera’s lens: Michael Ruetz and his iconic photography.

#World premiere, #Online, #Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings

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.

AND THE KING SAID, WHAT A FANTASTIC MACHINE (Sweden 2022, Axel Danielson, Maximilien van Aertryck). A visually powerful journey through the history of visual media – from the first photographs to the present day.

#Online, #Controverse medialities, #Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings

Retrospective DOK.network Africa

To mark the 10th anniversary of DOK.network Africa, our retrospective is dedicated to documentary films from the African continent. Guest curators from east, west and south Africa present six outstanding films from the 1970s to the 2020s.

TALKING ABOUT TREES (Chad, France, Germany, Qatar, Sudan 2019, Suhaib Gasmelbari). A cinema is to be brought back to life: not an easy undertaking in Khartoum, Sudan.

#Online, #Evening of Life, #In relation (to), #For cineasts, #Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings, #Africa

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.

CHARLOTTE SALOMON, LIFE AND THE MAIDEN (France 2023, Delphine und Muriel Coulin). “It is my entire life” – painted in a thousand pictures. The oeuvre of Charlotte Salomon

#German premiere, #Europe, #Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings, #Online

CLOSE TO VERMEER – DICHT BIJ VERMEER (Netherlands 2023, Suzanne Raes). What makes a true Jan Vermeer? A close look at the artist.

#Only in the cinema, #German premiere, #Europe, #Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings

KIM (Hungary 2022, Erika Kapronczai). Addicted to drugs and highly talented – a portrait of the extreme artist Kim Corbisier

#Online, #Young perspectives – Coming of age, #German premiere, #Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings

MY NAME IS ALFRED HITCHCOCK (United Kingdom 2022, Mark Cousins). “How did you do that Mr Hitchcock?” A new account of his work by the “Master of Suspense.”

#For cineasts, #North America, #Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings, #Online

THOMAS SCHÜTTE, ICH BIN NICHT ALLEIN – THOMAS SCHUETTE, I AM NOT ALONE (Germany 2023, Corinna Belz). Art XXL: when it comes to Thomas Schütte’s larger than life sculptures, it’s the craft that counts.

#Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings, #World premiere, #Only in the cinema

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.

APOLONIA, APOLONIA (Denmark 2022, Lea Glob). Paris, LA, Istanbul – a budding artist searches for her place in the art world.

#Online, #German premiere, #Young perspectives – Coming of age, #Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings

ART TALENT SHOW – ZKOUSKA UMENI (Czech Republic 2022, Adela Komrzy). Laconic look at the challenge of judging artistic talent

#German premiere, #Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings, #Young perspectives – Coming of age, #Online

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

NAM JUNE PAIK: MOON IS THE OLDEST TV (Korea (Republic), United States 2023, Amanda Kim). A cosmopolitan visionary and video pioneer. A life dedicated to art, through art.

#Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings, #Only in the cinema, #Asia

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.

FLOATING ISLANDS (Germany, Switzerland 2023, Simone Fürbringer, Nicolas Humbert). Time is out of joint. Where is the art? A resonant audiovisual poem.

#Only in the cinema, #For cineasts, #German premiere, #Picture the picture: films, videos, photographies & paintings