Award ceremony of the main festival awards and Closing Film CHAGRIN VALLEY
We present the award winners of VIKTOR DOK.international Main Competition, VIKTOR DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb, VIKTOR DOK.horizonte – Cinema of Urgeny, FFF Talent Award Documentary Film as well as megaherz Student Award.
We cordially invite you to the main awards ceremony of the 38th DOK.fest München. In the presence of the award winners, award sponsors and juries, we will present our five main awards in a festive ceremony. After the presentation (duration approx. 1.5 hours) we will also show the closing film CHAGRIN VALLEY at Großer Saal of Deutsches Theater (see below for more information on the film).
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The five main awards at the 38th DOK.fest München
VIKTOR DOK.international Main Competition
The main award of the festival honours outstanding films in the main competition DOK.international. The VIKTOR Main Competition is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award is donated by Bayerischer Rundfunk. Nominations are open to films that cover a broad spectrum of content and form and are distinguished by their high artistic quality.
VIKTOR DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb
The DOK.deutsch competition presents films that deal with people and events in the German-speaking world. The VIKTOR DOK.deutsch is endowed with 7,500 euros, the award donor is Sky.
VIKTOR DOK.horizonte – Cinema of Urgency
The films in the DOK.horizonte competition focus on countries in transition, with unstable structures. They are nominated for the VIKTOR DOK.horizonte – Cinema of Urgency, endowed with 5,000 euros, donated by the Petra Kelly Foundation.
FFF Förderpreis Dokumentarfilm
The FFF Talent Award Documentary Film, donated by FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, honours bavarian up-and-coming directors at DOK.fest München. The award is given across all sections and is endowed with 5,000 euros.
megaherz 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, donated by namegiver megaherz.
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CHAGRIN VALLEY – CLOSING FILM
Switzerland 2023 – Director: Nathalie Berger – Main award ceremony (duration approx 1,5h) & Closing Film (Orig. w. Engl. subt.) – Length: 62 min.
“Is this real or not?” At the Chagrin Valley care home, which resembles a 1950s American suburb, many of the residents live with dementia. This delicately observed film shows the tragedy of memory loss as well as highly amusing moments of everyday life. While the residents live in the past, the care staff hold on to their dreams of a better future. Stephanie Vierkorn
On Saturday, 13 May, the film screening will take place as part of the main award ceremony of the 38th DOK.fest München.
In the presence of the award winners, award sponsors and juries, we will be presenting our five main awards in a festive ceremony. After the presentation (duration approx. 1.5 hours) we will also show the closing film CHAGRIN VALLEY at Großer Saal of Deutsches Theater.
You can find more information about the main award ceremony here.
Biography
Nathalie Berger grew up in Europe, Asia and South America. In 2014 she graduated with a BA in Political Science from Duke University, followed by an MA in Documentary Film Directing from Zurich University of the Arts in 2022.
Filmography
CALL ME INTERN, CH 2019, 68 min. (together with Leo Hyde)
Nominated for the 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.
Writer: Nathalie Berger. Camera: Diara Sow. Sound: Tihomir Vrbanec & Nina Uzelac. Editing: Lizi Gelber & Nathalie Berger. Music: Valentin Liechti. Production: Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. Producer: Philippe Grob.
