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DOK.fest München. At the cinema. At home.
DOK.fest München is Germany's largest documentary film festival.
We present the highlights of current documentary filmmaking at DOK.fest, the festival in May, and throughout the year – on the big screen in the cinema and on the digital screen @home.
Programme in May
The dual festival
Every year in May, DOK.fest München presents around 100 international documentary films on the big screen at partner venues in Munich and, since 2025, in Augsburg. The programme is divided into competitions and annually changing sections. Since 2022, the festival has been held as a dual event: on the big screen in the cinema as well as on the digital screen @home.
The industry platform
A meeting place for the documentary film industry: the DOK.forum Perspectives take a look at the future of documentary film in workshops, case studies and panels. The co-production and ideas market DOK.forum Marketplace offers concrete offers for the realisation of new documentary film projects. Since 2022, the DOK.forum industry platform is hybrid – simultaneously on-site and online.
The educational programme
DOK.education provides film education for pupils, teachers and adults. The Schule des Sehens is cultural education at the cinema as an extracurricular place of learning for pupils of all ages. Our teacher training courses make educators fit for digital teaching. We offer workshops and family films for children, young people and families. Since 2022, DOK.education has also been available in the online cinema hall.
The Africa focus
As a unique platform in Germany, DOK.network Africa promotes the perception and representation of the African continent beyond short-lived headlines and stereotypes. The focus is on the active exchange of filmmakers and training programmes for young African documentary filmmakers.
Year-round programme
Experience our festival films all year round as guests of our cultural partners all over Munich at DOK.aroundtheclock.
Renowned documentary films, curated by prestigious film festivals in Germany, directly on your screen at dok@home.
We offer our teacher training courses, film class mentorships and Culture Day Film in the DOK.education year-round programme.
Association & History of the festival
The association
The non-profit association Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München e.V., together with the association Filmstadt München e.V., organizes the International Documentary Film Festival München.
The festival's history
The Munich International Documentary Film Festival was founded in 1985 and has developed over the years into the largest documentary film festival in Europe.
