The film programme of the 39th DOK.fest München: In the cinema. At home.

1 to 12 May 2024 at the Munich venues
6 to 20 May 2024 @home

Like every year, DOK.fest München 2024 opens up a view of the world: with 109 of the best and most current international documentaries from 51 countries. Our aim is to ensure the greatest possible participation in our films, which is why we bring them to the big screen in Munich cinemas and cultural venues as well as to home screens throughout Germany as barrier-free as possible: DOK.fest München stays dual!

You can filter our film programme by section (competitions and programme series), country, keyword or film title on this page. We look forward to your visit!

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 award is sponsored by Bayerischer Rundfunk.

GEFÄHRLICH NAH – WENN BÄREN TÖTEN – TROUBLE BEARS (Germany, Italy 2024, Andreas Pichler). In 2023, Gaia the bear killed a jogger in Italy. Is it possible for humans and bears to coexist?

#World premiere, #Only in the cinema, #Human, animal, nature, #Cinema at its best!

JUST HEAR ME OUT – POSŁUCHAJ CO CHCĘ CI POWIEDZIEĆ (Poland 2024, Małgorzata Imielska). Her schizophrenia is not the only thing that counts. 19-year-old Gosia fights for an independent life.

#World premiere, #Available online, #Europe, #In relation (to)

WATCHING YOU – DIE WELT VON PALANTIR UND ALEX KARP – Eröffnungsfilm / Opening film – WATCHING YOU – THE WORLD OF PALANTIR AND ALEX KARP – Opening film (Germany 2024, Klaus Stern). Alex Karp and his data analysis software-company Palantir – will it save the world or is it highly dangerous?

#World premiere, #Power of the people: politics & society, #Available online, #North America, #Limited films, #Cinema at its best!

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 award is sponsored by Sky.

DANN GEHSTE EBEN NACH PARCHIM – VON DER LEIDENSCHAFT DES JUNGEN THEATERS (Germany 2023, Dieter Schumann). Drama school is over. What next? A future in the province of Mecklenburg.

#World premiere, #Subtitles for hearing impaired people, #Available online, #Limited films, #Films with audio description, #Arts of the hour

DER UNTERNEHMER DAS DORF UND DIE KÜNSTLER – THE ENTREPRENEUR THE VILLAGE AND THE ARTISTS (Germany 2024, Marcelo Busse, Julia Suermondt). A fly visits a 5-star hotel. From action art to business transformation.

#World premiere, #Available online, #Human, animal, nature

JENSEITS VON SCHULD (Germany 2024, Katharina Köster, Katrin Nemec). How do you carry on living as a parent when your child has caused great suffering to many people?

#World premiere, #Award-winning films, #Only in the cinema, #In relation (to), #Trapped, #Europe, #Former marketplace project

TRUST ME (Germany, Poland 2024, Joanna Ratajczak). When you have everything but something still seems to be missing. A lesson in relationships.

#World premiere, #Only in the cinema, #In relation (to), #Europe

Student Award

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

MAÑANA SOL (Germany 2023, Denis Pavlovic). Hard-earned retirement on the Canary Islands. What could go wrong?

#World premiere, #Available online, #In relation (to), #Europe

MANNSCHAFT – MANHOOD (Germany 2023, Tobit Kochanek). The match kicks off. Kreuzberg’s nicest football team meets once a week for sliding tackles and to talk about heartbreak.

#World premiere, #In relation (to), #Europe, #Bodies in motion, #Available online

THE SILENCE OF 600 MILLION RESULTS (Germany 2023, Sophie Lahusen). Imagine your girlfriend’s pregnancy test is positive. What now? A screenlife film.

#World premiere, #Available online, #FLINTA* in focus, #Europe

DOK.network Africa

Exchange at eye level. The festival's focus on Africa promotes the perception and representation of the African continent beyond short-lived headlines and stereotypes. The AFRICAN ENCOUNTERS focus on African documentaries and current film-aesthetics and social debates.

DER NEUE GUTE DEUTSCHE – OUR GOOD GERMAN (Germany 2023, Peter Heller). A Cameroonian king: educated in Aalen and executed by the Germans in Cameroon.

#World premiere, #Power of the people: politics & society, #Available online, #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.

FAKIR – POKIAĽ JA ŽIJEM (Czech Republic, Slovakia 2023, Roman Ďuriš). Learning to endure the pain: a young man from a broken family becomes a fakir.

#World premiere, #Available online, #Bodies in motion, #Trapped

DOK.music

Portraits of Erroll Garner, Cindy Lauper and Joana Mallwitz, a road trip with The Mars Volta and a journey into the past of US hip-hop greats, such as LL Cool J, Russel Simmons and DMC: DOK.music delivers music for the eyes and ears. Presented by ARTE.