Süddeutsche Zeitung, 30/10/2009
“(…) against formatting life (...)”
Junge Welt, 29/10/2009
“Unlike the films screened at Leipzig, where the audience are not served up with ready-made opinions but where filmmakers send them into spaces they are expected to navigate on their own.”
taz, 03/11/2009
“In terms of film policy, criticism and aesthetics, the 52nd DOK Leipzig proved to be on a very high level of quality indeed.”
Film Dienst, 19/11/2009
“The Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film is the biggest and most important German documentary film festival. It is well-positioned and renowned at home and abroad and its combination with animated films is unique.”
Süddeutsche Zeitung, 30/10/2009
“At the age of 52, Leipzig is the oldest documentary festival of all, and since Claas Danielsen took over as director in 2004, he has invested a lot of ambition and pragmatism into making it the most important German industry meeting place.”
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“One can only bow in admiration to festival director Claas Danielsen and his team. The greatest German documentary festival is a smasher.”
Film & TV Kameramann, 12/2009
“(...) Mecca of the documentary film industry (…)“
epd Film, 12/2009
„(…) the International Competition featured a number of excellent films this year.“
Junge Welt, 26/10/2009
“(...) the best documentary film festival in Europe.”
Afrikapost, 12/2009
“Dok Leipzig manages to offer an important counterpoint which is often missing even at the big political festivals, where documentaries about Africa, not from Africa, are predominant.”
Film & TV Kameramann, 12/2009
“Many praised the great atmosphere, excellent organisation and networking opportunities.”
Film Dienst, 24/2009
“(...) a place of superlatives (...)“
Süddeutsche Zeitung, 30/10/2009
“(…) a festival with amazing attitude.”
TV and Radio
DeutschlandRadio Kultur, 31/10/2009
“One hopes that the Leipzig documentaries will eventually be broadcast on television, because they manage to paint a very precise picture of their protagonists and at the same time take a critical look at their subject.”
Deutsche Welle, 28/10/2009
“Spreading African stereotypes is just what the special programme ‘This is Africa’ is not about (...) It does not pass over political and economical problems, for Leipzig also has a tradition as a political festival.”
ZDF Heute, 26/10/2009
“The festival at the time of the GDR: legendary, highly political and jam-packed precisely because of these qualities. Today the festival is above all a market place for extraordinary documentaries.”
MDR Artour, 29/10/2009
“(...) an excellent opportunity to broaden one’s horizon and change one’s outlook.“
