Schule des Sehens 2026
Mark the dates for our Schule des Sehens 2026 in your calendar now! The school class workshops will take place at three venues in Munich as part of the 41st DOK.fest München:
07 and 08 May 2026 I Gasteig HP8
12 and 13 May 2026 I Pasinger Fabrik
11–13 and 15 May 2026 I HFF – Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film
01 May until 31 July 2026 I Schule des Sehens Online
In a 90-minute workshop in the extracurricular learning environment cinema, your students get to see an age-appropriate short documentary film on the big screen. Based on teamwork assignments, the students answer various questions relating to the topic as well as the style of the respective film. Thereby, children and young people learn how to read films in a differentiated way and are playfully motivated to use media critically and confidently.
The documentaries we choose narrate at eye level and with artistic standards from the perspective of young people. The workshops are conducted by film experts trained in media education and in most cases accompanied by the respective filmmaker. Since this year, we have also been offering the School of Seeing in simple language to special schools and integration classes.
The educational programme of Schule des Sehens is only available in German language.
Review: The films of Schule des Sehens 2025
FRITZ HAT GLASKNOCHEN
The shortfilm for 8- to 12-years olds
Marco Giacopuzzi, DE 2018, 25 Min.
Fritz plays football with his friends and in a rock band. Thereby the eleven-year-old is not always as careful in his wheelchair as he should be: Fritz has ‘glass bones’ that break very easily. But he doesn't let this take away his joy of life.
more Information in German language
RUNDE 3
The shortfilm for 12- to 15-years olds
Liesbeth de Mey, BE 2024, 15 Min.
Sana is passionate about boxing and baking cakes. The 14-year-old always has to refocus: Training, baking, training – for the big boxing competition. Will she have to make a decision in the future or will she be able to withstand the challenge of both opposing passions?
more Information in German language
ALLES WIRD GUT
The shortfilm for 15- to 20-years olds
Eefje Blankevoort & Lara Aerts, NL 2024, 32 Min.
At the age of eight, Samie fled alone from Eritrea to the Netherlands. She remembers her refuge with unease and desperately wants to belong in her new home. Her strong will and her 18th birthday bring her one step closer to independence.
more Information in German language
Schule des Sehens as an online educational programme
The cinema screenings are fully booked? You can't come to Munich with your class?
With the online cinemas, the DOK.education film education programme also enables school classes outside Munich to take a cultural education trip to the film festival. After registration, every teacher can use our educational programme flexibly: in the classroom, in distance learning or as homework.
In the online cinema hall, your school class will meet real filmmakers and watch an age-appropriate film under guidance. Our accompanying school material and prepared teaching units ensure sustainable preparation.
Click here for more information about the online cinema rooms.
Film selection
DOK.education introduces children and young people to the powerful and moving experience of documentary storytelling through compelling films. We want to inspire the younger generation with artistic documentary films and spark discussions about the film's theme and documentary storytelling. The aim is to familiarize young viewers with the stylistic devices and possibilities of artistic documentary film in the field of cinematic staging of a real story. This particularly applies to the experience that documentary films also convey an artistically designed form of reality—through the selection of protagonists, camera work, and editing. In terms of content, the focus is on the living environments and/or perspectives of children, young people, and young adults.
For the Schule des Sehens we select creative short documentaries between 10 and 30 minutes in length that tell stories artistically and on an equal footing, and whose themes appeal to young viewers. Children and young people who can evaluate the films from the perspective of the target audience assist us in the final selection of films.
We would like to express our sincere thanks to this year's youth jury for their support in selecting the films!
Youth Jury 2025: Frida Stegmüller, Fridolin Websky, Josefina Websky, Josephine Klöckner, Kim Emily Radmüller, Margareta Roever, Mira Riedl, Olivia Roever, and Sofia Stemmer.
Sponsors & Partners
“At a time when we are confronted with different perspectives and interpretations of reality, it is more important than ever to reflect on the impact of film language in addition to enjoying artistic film narratives. The film education experts at DOK.fest München promote critical thinking with their film education and encourage people to align their own values with the good of the community.” Dominik Krause, Second Mayor of the City of Munich and patron of DOK.education
Schule des Sehens is an event of the International Documentary Film Festival Munich e.V. Sincere thanks are given to our partners und sponsors, who provide our students with cultural education, media competence training and participation in arts and culture this year.
