The awards at DOK.fest München
In the three competition sections DOK.international, DOK.deutsch and DOK.horizonte the nominated films at the 40th International Documentary Filmfestival Munich compete for the VIKTORIA – the award statue donated by the sponsoring association of DOK.fest München. In addition, 13 other top-class awards will be presented. A total of 65,100 euros in prize money will be awarded.
The awards of the 40th DOK.fest München
VIKTORIA Main Competition DOK.international
Endowed with 10,000 euros. The award is donated by Bayerischer Rundfunk. Nominations are open to films that cover a broad spectrum of content and form and are distinguished by their high artistic quality.
VIKTORIA DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb
Endowed with 7,500 euros. The nominated films deal with people and topics from the German-speaking world. Donated by Sky.
VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency
Donated by Petra-Kelly-Stiftung. Endowed with 5,000 euros. Nominated are films that focus on volatile countries with unstable structures.
VFF Documentary Film Production Award
Donated by the VFF Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film und Fernsehproduzenten mbH, endowed with 7,500 euros. Nominated are films with outstanding creative significance of the production.
German Documentary Film Music Award
Donated by Versicherungskammer Kulturstiftung, endowed with 5,000 euros. Annually honours a composition that combines in an outstanding way with the documentary film narrative.
DOK.edit Award – presented by Adobe
Donated by Adobe, endowed with 5,000 euros. Nominated are films with outstanding editing work.
all inclusive Documentary Film Award
Donated by the Werksviertel-Mitte Foundation, endowed with 5,000 euros. Nominated are documentary film productions in which filmmakers with disabilities play a leading role. The award will be presented for the first time as part of the 40th DOK.fest München in May 2025.
DOK.fest-Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit
Donated by B.O.A Videofilmkunst, endowed with 3,000 euros. The nominees are films that, in their own special way, make the perspectives of children and young people visible and tangible.
megaherz Student Award
Donated by megaherz, endowed with 3,000 euros. Nominated are outstanding documentary films by students from German-speaking film schools and academies.
Documentary Film Award by the Goethe-Institut
Donated by the Goethe-Institut, endowed with 2,000 euros. Nominations are for outstanding German documentary films, awarded across all series. From 2022, the awarding of the prize will rotate: Munich, Leipzig (2023), Duisburg (2024) and Kassel (2025).
kinokino Audience Award – sponsored by BR and 3sat
Awarded and donated by kinokino, the film magazine of BR and 3sat and endowed with 2,000 euros.
The awards of DOK.forum
DOK.digital – Award for New Narrative Formats
Endowed with 2.500 euros, donated by Bayerische Landeszentrale für Neue Medien.
DOK.talent Award
Endowed with 2,500 euros, donated by SÜDKINO Filmproduktion. 1st prize is given to the best new talent concept.
DOK.composition Award
Donated by Sonoton Music and funded by Förderungs- und Hilfsfonds des Deutschen Komponist:innenverbands, the award is for a composition project and endowed with 2,500 euros.
DOK.archive Award
For a documentary film project in development that uses archive material. Endowed with 22,500 euros provision (or alternatively 2,500 euros). British Pathé is prize sponsor.
ICON DOCS Award
Donated by ICON DOCS, Bavaria Fiction's documentary brand. The selected film project will receive 1,000 euros as well as mentoring from an expert.
The awards of DOK.education
Documentary Film Award for Young People
Donated by the BLLV e.V., the Bavarian Teachers' Association and Beisheim Stiftung, endowed with a total value of 1,100 euros.
Förderpreis des DOK.fest München
DOK.fest München has been a sponsor of the young talent work of Germany's oldest student film festival for six years and donates the Förderpreis des DOK.fest München, which is endowed with 100 euros.
