«German documentaries» is the international label for the promotion of German documentary films abroad. An initiative of the AG DOK — the German Documentary Association and German Films Service + Marketing GmbH, ‘german documentaries’ presents German non-fiction films at international festivals and markets, and organises co-production meetings and film series. «German documentaries» also publishes an annual catalogue featuring some 200 new films which are available for distribution worldwide.
UKRAINE: Through a captivating blend of visual materials and individual testimonies, Iron Butterflies presents an unflinching examination of the MH17 tragedy, exposing the devastating toll it took on lives and the profound implications it carries for our present era.
JOURNALISM: How a German trial of two Syrian refugees put the crimes of Bashar al-Assad’s regime under the international spotlight
SYRIA: Under bombs, an aspiring video journalist finds herself facing self-reckoning as the unexpected narrator of her own destiny.
DOCLISBOA: The true story of a young Armenian girl who, along with her family, had to endure the genocide that took place between 1915 and 1918.
BIOGRAPHY: By focusing on her artistic approach to language, the complex and multi-layered Nobel laureate also reveals the deep contradictions of her native Austria.
UKRAINE: The young Ukrainian generation, scarred by war, prepares a play based on the motifs of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
