About the Film Festival
The submission for the 42nd DOK.fest München (5 to 17 May 2027 @cinemas, 10 to 23 May 2027 @home) is open!
We are looking for stirring, moving, curious, impressive and relevant documentary films that engage in a dialogue on a social, personal and artistic level. Filmmakers, (emerging) producers, distributors, students and composers are now cordially invited to submit recent films for the various programme sections of DOK.fest München 2027. In addition to our VIKTORIAs, we award prizes for music, production and inclusive team achievement.
As a festival for outstanding international artistic and socially relevant documentary films, DOK.fest München is the largest of its kind in Germany and an important platform for documentary film in Europe.
The 42nd DOK.fest München will again combine the best of both worlds to provide a dual festival experience: from 5 to 17 May 2027, the selected documentary films will be presented in Munich cinemas and our special venues, and from 10 to 23 May 2027, they will be shown exclusively @home on our digital screen throughout Germany.
The award donors for the three main competitions are Bayerische Rundfunk for the VIKTORIA DOK.international Main Competition (with a prize of 10,000 euros), Sky Deutschland for the VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch Competition (with a prize of 7,500 euros) and the Petra-Kelly-Stiftung for the VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency (with a prize of 5,000 euros).
The award, endowed with 5,000 euros, honours documentary film productions in which filmmakers with disabilities play a leading role. The prize is awarded for the inclusive team effort in the realisation of the film. Award donor is the Werksviertel-Mitte Stiftung. Submission for the all inclusive Award is free of charge.
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Video Format ：AVI HDV MPEG4 DCP MOV MPEG
Any documentary film submitted to the 2027 DOK.fest München must meet the following requirements:
Your film must have been completed after 1 January 2026.
We accept films with a duration of at least 52 minutes.
Until the screening at the festival, the submitted film must not have had a regular theatrical release in Germany, or broadcast on a public or free-to-air private channel. Furthermore, films that are available on freely accessible internet platforms are excluded from the festival. In individual cases, the decision on admission is the responsibility of the festival management.
The film must be submitted by 31 December 2026 via the online form on our website. There will be no extension to the submission deadline this year. We would ask you to submit your entry as soon as possible.
You will receive the payment request for the submission fee shortly after we have reviewed your submission. Please note that we review each submission manually, which is why it may take a few days to process your submission and for us to get back to you.
Categories and fees
DOK.international Main Competition (with a prize of 10,000 euros)
Video length ：52 - 120
Any documentary film submitted to the 2027 DOK.fest München must meet the following requirements:
-Your film must have been completed after 1 January 2026.
-We accept films with a duration of at least 52 minutes.
-Until the screening at the festival, the submitted film must not have had a regular theatrical release in Germany, or broadcast on a public or free-to-air private channel. Furthermore, films that are available on freely accessible internet platforms are excluded from the festival. In individual cases, the decision on admission is the responsibility of the festival management.
