Süddeutsche Zeitung
“The most thrilling moments of this festival came whenever the political and the extremely personal intersected. ... In view of an overformatted television landscape, one can only admire the festival organisers’ resolute aesthetical and political stance in the programme selection.”
Berliner Zeitung
“It would be definitely wrong to say that the festival undertook a complete makeover. Some traditions were clearly upheld, for example its special connection to Eastern Europe. This showed most clearly in the attentively curated programme “Caucasian Lessons”, which reflected a crisis spot from a variety of sometimes opposing angles.”
Tagesspiegel
“... a host of convincing ideas and candid strategies were to be found in the gratifyingly strong German Competition.”
MITTELDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
“The festival had lined up some incredibly thrilling films in its numerous sections. ... today it has more visitors than ever and is the German festival with the strongest international reputation, apart from the Berlinale. It’s the second most important documentary film festival in the world – an absolute must for the industry. ... especially the politically explosive films and those that challenge reflection and debate make Leipzig worth the journey.”
EPD FILM 12.2010
“The 53rd International Leipzig Documentary Film Festival registered a record audience this year, its controversial films and discussions proving it to be at the cutting edge once more.”
PRINZ10/10
“Seeing: the 53d Int.... is the light at the end of the tunnel for all 3D blockbuster plagued eyes. ... This is where films still come from reels and filmmakers from across the globe.”
LEIPZIG LIVE 06.10.10
“Once again, Leipzig will be the Mecca of documentary and animated film”
junge welt
“Dove of peace 2010: DOK Leipzig”
“Above all, the 53rd International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film asked one question: what makes a war a war?”
SÄCHSISCHE ZEITUNG 25.10.10
“(Climate change. A self-determined life) ... these are the struggles that get next to no media coverage and of which we might well be unaware if not for DOK Leipzig.”
THÜRINGER ALLGEMEINE 25.10.10
“...(DOK Leipzig) holds its ground beyond the friend or foe mindset prevalent between film and television.”
DOX 88
„At the 53rd Int.... the artistic and narrative diversitiy on display was truly remarkable.“
„Leipzig has a special programme for animated documentaries, where they screen the best new films of the genre.“
„... this year’s 53rd Leipzig documentary film festival could hardly be described as greater than the sum of it’s parts. ...some of the peculiar events could easily branch off and become festivals on their own.“
FILMECHO-FILMWOCHE 29.10.10
“Dreaming Russians, sleepless nights. Packed cinemas, challenging topics ...”
TV And Radio
rbb – Radio Kultur
“Watching DOK films is not something you do just for fun: DOK films tackle the big issues, the tragedies, the violence, the human errors – watching DOK films is disturbing, shocking, it makes you sad or angry or - ideally - think.”
MDR Figaro
“Armadillo has already caused a scandal in Cannes and provoked a controversial debate about soldiers in Afghanistan in Denmark – which only goes to show what a force documentary films can be in public debates.”
ARD Tagesschau
“DOK Leipzig has emerged as one of the most important industry meeting points.”
Deutschlandfunk - Kultur heute
“Founded in 1955 by the club of filmmakers of the German Democratic Republic (Club der Filmschaffenden der DDR) – independent of the state -, DOK was a place of exchange between East and West even during the Cold War and has established itself as one of the foremost (film festivals) in the world after the reunification.”
online
Leipzig-live.com 19.10.10, Cellesche-Zeitung.de 19.10.10, antenne.de 18.10.10, sueddeutsche.de 17.10.10
“There are no frenzied camera flashes surrounding celebrities on red carpets, but the cinemas are jam-packed. There are no famous actors on the screens, but Romanian shepherds, German street kids, Finnish prisoners or a Muslim punk band. The 53rd International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, DOK Leipzig in short, is starting on Monday.”
Georgien.blogspot.com 10.09.10
... this gives the audience deep insights into the various cinematographies and a chance to make discoveries ... the Leipzig audiences and the industry visitors reward these efforts with sold out screenings even in the mornings...”
dw-world.de 19.12.10
„Leipzig bleibt „eine Oase für Dokumentarfilmer“. Das heute über 50 Jahre alte Festival ist zu einem der Eckpfeiler der wachsenden Dokumentarfilmindustrie geworden.“
FEED-MAGAZIN.DE 19.12.10
“... master classes are great. Directors and their films ... I leave the cinema with many question marks dancing through my head. A thousand things worth thinking about.”
SCHNITT.DE
“The big winner was the festival itself.”
