Submission

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Submission of films for DOK Leipzig 2023 begins in February. We will also be looking for film projects in development for various presentation and pitching formats at DOK Industry. Stay tuned for more details!
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Calls and Deadlines
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Call for Films
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Call for XR Works
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Call for Projects: DOK Co-Pro Market
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Early Dove Accreditation
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Call for Submissions: Short n’ Sweet & Exchange XR Showcase
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66th DOK Leipzig Festival
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What are we looking for?

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Call: 15 February – 15 June 2023
Films
  • Creative documentaries and animated films, short (up to 40 min) and feature length
  • World, international and European premieres preferred, German premieres required
  • Films from 2023 and 2022 (if they have not been shown before 1 October 2022)
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Call: 15 March – 29 June 2023
XR Works
  • Virtual or augmented reality (experiences, installations, performances), 360°-film, narrative driven sound installations or media art in new forms
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Call: 26 April – 29 June 2023
Co-Pro Market
  • Ambitious, creative documentary projects in development or early stages of production
  • Feature-length documentaries suitable for theatrical release as well as one-offs and series
  • Documentaries with an international audience in mind
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Call: 22 June – 10 August 2023
DOK Exchange XR Showcase
  • XR projects, cross-media projects, documentaries on interactive, engaging platforms and multimedia in development or early stages of production
  • presenting an innovative and unique approach to storytelling
  • exploring artistic possibilities of immersive media and interactive technologies
/en/dok-exchange-xr
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Call: 22 June – 10 August 2023
Short n’ Sweet
  • Short film projects (up to 30 min) in all stages from development to post-production 
  • All forms of documentary, animated documentary and animated film as well as series

     

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How to submit

You can submit your works to DOK Leipzig via a form in our myDOK area. If you haven’t registered for myDOK yet, you'll need to create a new account to access the submission form.

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Questions?

We have put together answers to the most important questions on the submission process.

Check the Submission FAQ

In case you didn’t know

The winner of the International Competition Documentary Film as well as all winners of our International Competition Short Documentary and Animation Film will qualify for consideration for the annual ACADEMY AWARDS® provided that the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.

All documentaries by European filmmakers that are shown in our competitions are eligible for the European Film Award in the category of “European Documentary”. DOK Leipzig recommends three documentary films which have premiered with us to the Academy. The films in the selection must have a length of 70 minutes or more.

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