The International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (DOK Leipzig) has unveiled the full competition lineup for its 67th edition, running Oct. 28 to Nov. 3 in Leipzig, Germany.
The festival previously announced Thomas Riedelsheimerโs latest documentary, Tracing Light, as the opening film. This yearโs program will include 209 titles โ spanning documentary, animation and XR (Extended Reality) works โ from 55 countries. Of those, 73 feature-length and short films, including 33 world premieres, will compete for the festivalโs Golden and Silver Dove awards.
As part of its digital platform, DOK Stream, one film from the lineup will be available online each day for a 24-hour window.
The International Competition Documentary Film features eight feature-length entries representing Argentina, France, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Mexico, the United States and Colombia. Dominique Cabreraโs โLa Jetรฉe,ย the Fifth Shotโ is among the selections, presented in a special homage to the French filmmaker. Other competing titles include โFlowers of Ukraineโ (Adelina Borets), โLucianoโ (Manuel Besedovsky), โMirallesโ (Maria Mauti), โMorichalesโ (Chris Gude), โThings of a Lifetime,ย Intimate Archeological Exercisesโ (Cรฉline Sรฉgalini), โTwice into Oblivionโ (Pierre Michel Jean), and โValentina and the MUOStersโ (Francesca Scalisi).
The International Competition Documentary Short Film includes 11 contenders, such as โBeing John Smithโ by John Smith, โBirthday Cakesย from Chinaโ by Shengjia Zhang, โAfterlivesโ by Timotheus Angawan Kusno, โMy Therapist Said, I am Full of Sadnessโ by Monica Vanessa Tedja, and โA Moveโ by Elahe Esmaili.
Five animated features will compete for the Golden Dove in the International Competition Animated Film: โPelican Blueโ (Lรกszlรณ Csรกki), โOlivia & the Cloudsโ (Tomรกs Pichardo Espaillat), โGhost Cat Anzuโ (Yรดko Kuno and Nobuhiro Yamashita), โAnimalia Paradoxaโ (Niles Atallah) and โMemory Hotelโ (Heinrich Sabl).
In the German Competition, nine world premieres are set, including โIm Prinzip Familieโ (Daniel Abma), โLichter der Straรeโ (Anna Friedrich), โBarbara Morgenstern und die Liebe zur Sacheโ (Sabine Herpich), โSpielerinnenโ (Aysun Bademsoy), โTarantism Revisitedโ (Anja Dreschke and Michaela Schรคuble), โSonnenstadtโ (Kristina Shtubert), โMoria Sixโ (Jennifer Mallmann), and โTruth or Dareโ (Maja Classen).
The German Competition Documentary Short Film lineup features 11 titles, with highlights such as โGut Ding will Weile habenโ (Jens Franke), โIn den Wohnungen meiner Muศฐer sind viele Tรผrenโ (David Kind) and โHauspausenโ (Biko Erki).
The Audience Competition will see 10 feature-length documentaries vying for the Golden Dove, with selections including โWishing on a Starโ (Peter Kerekes), โElementaryโ (Claire Simon), โSabbath Queenโ (Sandi DuBowski), and โThe Battle for Laikipiaโ (Daphne Matziaraki and Peter Murimi).
A full list of films in competition at DOK Leipzigโs 67th edition follows.
International Competition Documentary Film: Feature-Length Films
- โFlowers of Ukraine,โย director: Adelina Borets (Poland, Ukraine)
International Premiere - โLa Jetรฉe, the Fifth Shot,โย director: Dominique Cabrera (France)
World Premiere - โLuciano,โย director: Manuel Besedovsky (Argentina)
World Premiere - โMiralles,โย director: Maria Mauti (Spain, Mexico)
World Premiere - โMorichales,โย director: Chris Gude (USA, Colombia)
World Premiere - โThings of a Lifetime, Intimate Archeological Exercises,โย director: Cรฉline Sรฉgalini (France)
World Premiere - โTwice into Oblivion,โย director: Pierre Michel Jean (France, Haiti, Dominican Republic)
European Premiere - โValentina and the MUOSters,โย director: Francesca Scalisi (Switzerland, Italy)
International Premiere
International Competition Documentary Film: Short Films
- โBeing John Smith,โย director: John Smith (UK)
German Premiere - โBirthday Cakes from China,โย director: Shengjia Zhang (China)
International Premiere - โFluid Lagos,โย directors: Justine Chima Unanka, Kamnelechukwu Obasi, Kenneth โLaboomzโ Donatus, Lateefah Mayaki, Morola Odufuwa, Nora Mandray, Peace Olatunji โDopayโ, Ramon Shia, Uwana Anthony โChurchyโ, Wami Aluko (Nigeria)
World Premiere - โAfterlives,โย director: Timoteus Anggawan Kusno (Indonesia)
World Premiere - โMy Therapist Said, I Am Full of Sadness,โย director: Monica Vanesa Tedja (Indonesia)
World Premiere - โNine Easy Dances,โย director: Nora Rosenthal (Canada)
German Premiere - โTales from the Source,โย director: Lรฉonard Pongo (Belgium)
German Premiere - โA Move,โย director: Elahe Esmaili (Iran, UK)
German Premiere - โWhat Goes Up,โย director: Samar Al Summary (Saudi Arabia, USA)
World Premiere - โWhat We Ask of a Statue Is That It Doesnโt Move,โย director: Daphnรฉ Hรฉrรฉtakis (Greece, France)
German Premiere - โWe Had Fun Yesterday,โย director: Marion Guillard (Belgium)
World Premiere
German Competition Documentary Film: Feature-Length Films
- โBarbara Morgenstern und die Liebe zur Sache,โย director: Sabine Herpich (Germany)
World Premiere - โIm Prinzip Familie,โย director: Daniel Abma (Germany)
World Premiere - โLichter der Straรe,โย director: Anna Friedrich (Germany)
World Premiere - โMoria Six,โย director: Jennifer Mallmann (Germany)
World Premiere - โSonnenstadt,โย director: Kristina Shtubert (Germany)
World Premiere - โSpielerinnen,โย director: Aysun Bademsoy (Germany)
World Premiere - โTarantism Revisited,โย directors: Anja Dreschke, Michaela Schรคuble (Germany, Switzerland)
World Premiere - โTracing Light,โย director: Thomas Riedelsheimer (Germany, UK)
World Premiere - โTruth or Dare,โย director: Maja Classen (Germany)
World Premiere
German Competition Documentary Film: Shortfilms
- โBaฤงar biss,โย director: Franziska von Stenglin (Malta, Germany)
World Premiere - โBedsores,โย director: Fritz Polzer (Germany)
World Premiere - โAccidental Animals,โย directors: Leila Fatima Keita, Felix Klee (Germany)
World Premiere - โGut Ding will Weile haben,โย director: Jens Franke (Germany)
World Premiere - โHimmel wie Seide. Voller Orangen,โย director: Betina Kuntzsch (Germany)
World Premiere - โIn den Wohnungen meiner Mutter sind viele Tรผren,โย director: David Kind (Germany)
World Premiere - โHauspausen,โย director: Biko Erki (Germany)
World Premiere - โDer Kรถnig von Spanien,โย director: Leonard Volkmer (Germany)
World Premiere - โDie Stimme des Ingenieurs,โย director: Andrรฉ Siegers (Germany)
World Premiere - โPain That Comes in Waves,โย director: Irem Schwarz (Germany)
World Premiere
International Competition Animated Film: Feature-Length Films
- โAnimalia Paradoxa,โย director: Niles Atallah (Chile)
German Premiere - โGhost Cat Anzu,โย directors: Yรดko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita (Japan, France)
German Premiere. - โMemory Hotel,โย director: Heinrich Sabl (Germany, France)
World Premiere. - โOlivia & the Clouds,โย director: Tomรกs Pichardo Espaillat (Dominican Republic)
German Premiere. - โPelikan Blue,โย director: Lรกszlรณ Csรกki (Hungary)
German Premiere.
International Competition Animated Film: Short Films
- โThe Brown Dog,โย directors: Nadia Hallgren, Jamie-James Medina (UK, USA)
European Premiere - โBunnyhood,โย director: Mansi Maheshwari (UK)
German Premiere - โAferrado,โย director: Esteban Azuela (Mexico)
German Premiere - โThe Car That Came Back from the Sea,โย director: Jadwiga Kowalska (Switzerland)
German Premiere - โThe Diffusion Pilot,โย director: Aurelijus ฤiupas (Estonia)
International Premiere - โDolores,โย director: Cecilia Andalรณn Delgadillo (Mexico)
German Premiere - โContradiction of Emptiness,โย director: Irina Rubina (Germany)
German Premiere - โDuck Broth,โย director: Maria Dakszewicz (Poland)
German Premiere - โHaunted House,โย director: Ayden Lamb (Canada, USA)
World Premiere - โHun Tun,โย director: Magdalena Hejzlarovรก (Czech Republic, France)
German Premiere - โExtremely Short,โย director: Koji Yamamura (Japan, USA)
German Premiere - โHurikรกn,โย director: Jan Saska (Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Bosnia & Herzegovina)
German Premiere - โLines,โย director: Martin Schmidt (Germany)
German Premiere - โOn Weary Wings Go By,โย director: Anu-Laura Tuelberg (Estonia, Lithuania)
German Premiere - โIbuka, Justice,โย director: Justice Rutikara (Canada)
German Premiere - โThe Role,โย director: Paolo Chianta (UK)
German Premiere. - โWhere the Jasmine Always Blooms,โย director: Husein Bastouni (Germany)
World Premiere - โThe Wild-Tempered Clavier,โย director: Anna Samo (Germany)
German Premiere - โSimply Divine,โย directors: Mรฉlody Boulissiรจre, Bogdan Stamatin (France, Romania)
German Premiere - โYou Are the Truck and I Am the Deer,โย director: Max Ferguson (Belgium)
German Premiere