DOK Leipzig
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DOK Leipzig announces 2024 DOK Neuland new media selections
The 2024 edition of #DOK Neuland# at the #DOK Leipzig# film festival showcases 11 works across #VR, #AR, 360° film, installations, and participatory cinema, exploring the theme of transformation as both a challenge and an opportunity. Curated by filmmaker Dana Melaver, the exhibition, titled Fluxusopolis, will run from 29 October to 3 November. The works…
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DOK Leipzig Retrospective explores «third ways» of the Cold War»
The 67th edition of #DOK Leipzig#, from 28 October to 3 November 2024, will feature the Retrospective, «Third Ways in a Divided World: Utopia and Subversion.» Curated by film critic #Sylvia Görke#, the programme will explore ideological alternatives beyond the Cold War’s bipolar power structure, offering a nuanced look at communist and socialist narratives. The…
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DOK Leipzig announces opening film, first non-competition programme titles
DOK Leipzig will open on 28 October with the world premiere of Tracing Light, the latest film by German filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer. Tracing Light explores the phenomenon of light, bridging art and physics. The film journeys from Scotland’s Outer Hebrides to the Advanced Research Centre at the University of Glasgow and the Max Planck Institute…
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Winners announced for the 2024 Doc Alliance Award
The Doc Alliance Award 2024 winners were announced tonight at #Docudays UA# in Kyiv. The Best Feature Film prize, worth 5,000 euros, went to The Landscape and the Fury by Nicole Vögele. Camille Vigny’s Crushed won the Best Short Film award, receiving 3,000 euros. Both films were nominated by Visions du Réel. A Special Mention…
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From tragedy to will
CONFLICT: A Palestinian doctor's heartbreaking loss fuels his mission for peace, emphasizing the need for compassion and unity in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Widowhood in India as farmers’ suicides soar
GRIEF: Amidst India's farmer suicide crisis, a young woman navigates her grief as she joins a community of widows.
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Guardians of the green
NATURE: Follow the journey of a Finnish grassroots movement advocating for stricter forest protection.
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Reverberations through time and space
PALESTINE: Four generations of Palestinian women take us on a journey through family, war, memory and identity.
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Art, reality, and pandemic
COVID-19: Nikolaus Geyrhalter combines artistry, reality, and a timeless message about our response to global crises.