DOK Leipzig, the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, has opened the call for submissions to its 68th edition running 27 October to 2 November 2024.
The festival is looking for documentaries and animated films of all lengths from the production years 2024 and 2025. Films up to 40 minutes are considered as short films. The deadline for submissions is July 1 2025.
The festival programme is organised into four competitions and two out-of-competition sections, whose films can be nominated for awards across all sections. The Young DOK section presents films for children and teenagers.
- International Competition Documentary Film (documentary films of all lengths). World or International premieres preferred, European premiere is required. For films up to 40 minutes, at least a German premiere is required.
- International Competition Animated Film (animated films of all lengths). At least a German premiere is required.
- German Competition Documentary Film (documentary films of all lengths, (co-) produced in Germany). World premieres required, co-productions International premiere eligible.
- Audience Competition (documentary and animated films over 40 min). At least a German premiere is required.
- Camera Lucida (Out-of-competition, experimental documentary and animated films of all lengths). At least a German premiere is required.
- Panorama: Central and Eastern Europe (Out-of-competition) (Documentaries and animated films of all lengths with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe). At least a German premiere is required.
- Young DOK presents documentary and animated films for children and young people in age-appropriate programmes of short and feature-length films. A premiere is welcome, but not required.
The two Golden Dove-winning films in the International Competition Documentary Film and the Golden Dove-winning film Short Film in the International Competition Animated Film qualify Academy Awards® nomination, provided that the films otherwise comply with the Academy’s rules.
Feature-length documentaries by European filmmakers that are shown in the competitions are eligible for the European Film Award in the “European Documentary” category.
For film submissions, click here.
