Award ceremony – DOK.fest München 2026
with screening of WHEN PIGS FLY
We cordially invite you to the award ceremony of the main prizes of the 41st DOK.fest München. In the presence of the award winners, prize donors and juries, we will award our three main prizes and two further festival prizes in a festive setting: the VIKTORIA DOK.international Main Competition, the VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch Competition and the VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte - Cinema of Urgency, as well as the megaherz Student Award and the kinokino Audience Award.
After the award ceremony the film WHEN PIGS FLY will be shown.
Please note: The event comprises the awards ceremony and the film screening. Once the event has started, no late admissions will be permitted.
To all competitions and prizes
Donated by
HAUPTPREISVERLEIHUNG
Deutschland 2026 – Director: Hauptpreisverleihung – DOK.fest München 2026 – Original language: German – Subtitles: None – Length: 120 min.
English/Original Title: Hauptpreisverleihung. Production: DOK.fest München. Producer: x.
WHEN PIGS FLY
Deutschland 2026 – Director: Denise Riedmayr – Original language: English, German – Subtitles: English – Length: 80 min.
Pigs as farm animals? Or perhaps something to cuddle? And if pig hearts can soon be transplanted into humans, won't that raise entirely new issues? Are the boundaries between species becoming blurred? A film set between a university laboratory and an animal sanctuary that never attempts to lecture, but instead poses insightful questions and uncovers some astonishing discoveries. J.S.
With age rating: 12 (Reasoning based on content: Emotional distress: disturbing scenes, injury)
We recommend this film for teens aged 14 years and over.
Biography
Denise Riedmayr studied documentary film directing at the HFF Munich. She works as a freelance filmmaker and as an author, director, and editor at Bayerischer Rundfunk. In 2021, she received the Starter Film Award from the City of Munich.
Filmography
AN ANNA, D 2020, 21 Min.
I TEACH MY KIDS LOVE, D 2020, 18 Min.
SWIM FOR GOOD, D 2018, (Co-Regie), 28 Min.
Nominated for the 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 VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch Competition is endowed with 7,500 euros. The prize sponsor is Sky.
Camera: Felix Riedelsheimer. Sound: Philip Hutter. Editing: Melanie Jilg, Hauke von Stietencron und Denise Riedmayr. Music: Marja Burchard. Production: Michael Kalb Filmproduktion. Producer: Michael Kalb.
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