The everyman for our times
LABOUR: Miners trained for the manual skills of the 20th century come up against 21st-century realities when their pit closes.
DOK Leipzig
Located in Leipzig, Germany
DOK LEIPZIG is one of the world’s leading festivals for documentary and animation films, unique in combining these two disciplines in its festival history of more than 60 years. Every year at the end of October, the festival attracts more than 47,000 viewers and presents more than 300 films from all over the globe.
Is nuclear energy necessary?
NUCLEAR Carsten Rau´s documentary Atomkraft Forever navigates where Germany is in its relationship to nuclear energy.
A black Jesus in a white town
PREJUDICE: In one Sicilian town, anti-migrant sentiment juxtaposes with its centuries-long worshipping of a statue depicting a black Jesus.
The progress and those who might be left behind
POST MODERNITY: In the shadow of the world’s first commercial Spaceport, Truth or Consequences weaves the past into the present and our possible future.
The pain of guilt
COLONIALISM: Hung on the cross of history: pain and regret stalk veterans of a controversial South African military unit in Boris Gerrets’ biblically-structured Lamentations of Judas.
Hearts of darkness, dreams of light
CONGO: Honouring survivors of his Congo’s 2000 «Six Day War» seeking acknowledgment or financial compensation for their pains.
DOK Leipzig completes programme for und 63rd edition; adds out of competition «Camera Lucida» section
Running 26 October-1 November, #DOK Leipzig# has announced the full programme for its 63rd edition, running in Leipzig cinemas and
Another brick in the wall
PRISON: A picturesque hybrid documentary within a hopelessly overcrowded prison in Madagascar.
After initial postponement, Mallorca slow festival MajorDocs returns; full programme announced
After its initial postponement in March of this year due to the COVID-19 situation, Palma’s (Mallorca) #MajorDocs will hold its
DOK Leipzig unveils six special progammes for 2020 hybrid festival
The 63rd International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film runs 26 October to 1 November 2020 in hybrid festival
Nordisk Panorama unveils full programme for 2020 hybrid festival
Nordisk Panorama Film Festival, taking place 17-27 September, has announced details on their ten-day celebration of Nordic documentary and short
Krakow Film Festival 2020: The complete documentary winners
Saturday, June 6, 2020 saw the 60th Krakow Film Festival celebrate their jubilee edition with an awards gala. As with