Awards & Juries

Awards & Juries

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Eight Golden and Silver Doves and further prizes presented by festival partners have been awarded at DOK Leipzig 2021. Congratulations to all winners!
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International Competition

Jury:

Grit Lemke, Germany 
Anocha Suwichakornpong, Thailand
Alex Szalat, France 
Katarína Tomková, Slovakia 
Raed Yassin, Lebanon/Germany

Golden Dove

10,000 € 
granted by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk

The winner of the Golden Dove in the International Competition Long Documentary and Animated Film will qualify for consideration for the annual ACADEMY AWARDS® provided that the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.

Silver Dove 

6,000 €
granted by 3sat for the best long documentary or animated film by an up-and-coming director (with up to three directorial works after completing their education)

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As the festival’s exclusive media partner, the MDR is dedicated to the large-scale promotion of documentary film and has been sponsoring the Golden Dove in the International Competition Long Documentary and Animated Film, endowed with 10,000 Euros, since 2013.

3sat has been presenting independent documentary films in its programme and supporting their production since 1993. By granting the award for up-and-coming talents at DOK Leipzig 3sat is underlining its engagement for international young directors.

International Competition Short Film


Jury:

Gugi Gumilang, Indonesia/Germany 
Marina Kožul, Croatia
Izabela Plucińska, Poland/Germany

Golden Dove Short Documentary Film

3,000 €

Golden Dove Short Animated Film

3,000 €

All winners of Golden Doves in the International Competition Short Documentary and Animated Film will qualify for consideration for the annual ACADEMY AWARDS® provided that the films otherwise comply with the Academy rules.

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German Competitions

Jury: 

Carsten Möller, Germany 
Gudrun Sommer, Austria/Germany 
Maria Speth, Germany

Golden Dove Long Documentary and Animated Film

10,000 €
granted by Weltkino Filmverleih GmbH

Silver Dove Short Documentary and Animated Film

1,500 €

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For more than six years, Weltkino has been enriching the German cinema landscape. As an independent film distributor, high quality film art is the company’s particular concern. That is why Weltkino sponsors the Golden Dove in the German Competition Long Documentary and Animated Film.

Competitions for the Audience Award

Jury:

Lara Hübelt, Germany 
Pauline Reinhardt, Germany 
Lisa Marie Rothe, Germany 
Sarah Schreiner, Germany 
Paula Schumann, Germany
Aviv Sheyn, Israel 
Alfonso de Toro, Germany

Golden Dove Long Documentary and Animated Film

3,000 €

Silver Dove Short Documentary and Animated Film

1,500 € 
gestiftet von der Leipziger Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Filmkunst e. V.

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DEFA Sponsoring Prize

4,000 €  
granted by the DEFA Foundation for an outstanding long documentary film by a German director in the competitions

Jury:

Carsten Möller, Germany
Gudrun Sommer, Austria/Germany 
Maria Speth, Germany

 

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The DEFA Foundation, in accordance with its statutory motto “Rediscover the Past – Support the Future”, has awarded the DEFA Sponsoring Prize at DOK Leipzig since 2005. The Prize is intended to support up-and-coming filmmakers in the critical investigation of contemporary issues.

MDR Film Prize

3,000 €
for an outstanding Eastern European documentary film

Jury:

Thomas Beyer, Germany
Chiara Fleischhacker, Germany 
Sylva Kleemann, Germany 
Claritta Kratochwil, Germany 
Alexander Nanau, Romania 
Anja Zhukova, Germany

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Since 1995, the MDR has sponsored the MDR Film Prize for an outstanding Eastern European documentary, endowed with 3,000 Euros. The developments in Eastern Europe are one of the major topics the broadcaster has been following for years.

Film Prize Leipziger Ring

2,500 € 
for an outstanding documentary film about human rights, democracy or civil engagement, granted by Stiftung Friedliche Revolution

Jury: 

Guido Erbrich, Germany 
Bettina Röder, Germany 
Siegbert Schefke, Germany

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ver.di Prize for Solidarity, Humanity and Fairness

2,500 € 
for a film in the German Competition Long Documentary and Animated Film

Jury:

Martin Klindtworth, Germany 
Carmen Salas Cárdenas, Peru 
Milan Schnieder, Germany

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Goethe-Institut Documentary Film Prize

2,000 € 
for the best current long German documentary film (75 min and longer) along with the purchase of the licence and the subtitling in eight languages

Jury:

Marina May, Goethe-Institut Headquarters Munich 
Julian Volz, Goethe-Institut Belgium 
Maren Willkomm, Goethe-Institut Headquarters Munich

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The Goethe-Institut is the global cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany. It promotes the study of German abroad and encourages international cultural cooperation. With its Documentary Film Prize it enables the winning film and DOK Leipzig to gain worldwide attention and an international audience.

Young Eyes Film Award

2,000 €
granted by Leipziger Stadtbau AG, awarded by the Youth Jury in cooperation with Filmschule Leipzig e. V.

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Prize of the Interreligious Jury

1,750 € 
for a film in the International Competition Long Documentary and Animated Film, donated by the Interreligious Roundtable Leipzig, the Leipzig Oratory and the VCH-Hotels Germany GmbH in the Verband Christlicher Hoteliers e. V. including the Hotel MICHAELIS in Leipzig

The Interreligious Jury is appointed by INTERFILM and SIGNIS.

Jury:

Freek L. Bakker, Netherlands  
Kadija Leclere, Belgium 
Lothar Strüber, Germany
Daniel Wildmann, UK/Switzerland

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Prize of the International Film Critics (FIPRESCI Prize)

for a film in the International Competition Long Documentary and Animated Film

Jury:

Petra Meterc, Slovenia 
Jérôme Michaud, Canada 
Maximilian Schäffer, Germany

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Mephisto 97.6 Award

for the best animated film

Jury:

Tim Puls, Germany 
Moritz Schlenstedt, Germany 
Julia Wegner, Germany

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Gedanken-Aufschluss

awarded by a jury of prisoners of the Juvenile Detention Centre Regis-Breitingen

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Prizes awarded in the frames of DOK Industry

Saxon Award for the Best Documentary Project by a Female Director

awarded at the DOK Co-Pro Market

along with 5,000 €
donated by State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts

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Current Time TV Award

awarded at the DOK Co-Pro Market

along with 1,500 euros
donated by Current Time TV

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The EWA Diverse Voices Award

awarded at the DOK Co-Pro Market

along with 1,000 euros and a year-long mentorship by DOK Leipzig
donated by EWA – European Women’s Audiovisual Network

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D-Facto Motion Works-in-Progress Prize

for an outstanding documentary film project presented at DOK Preview Germany

along with post-production grant of 10,000 €
granted by D-Facto Motion GmbH

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Square Eyes Festival Consultation Award

awarded in the frames of DOK Short n’ Sweet

along with a festival strategy consultation by Square Eyes

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