The awards were presented in a ceremomy on June 29 during the 2nd SWR DOKU FESTIVAL 2018, June 27—30 in Stuttgart.  The nominated documentaries are presented alongside others during the festival, with Q&A after the screenings.

 The German Documentary Award goes to  OF FATHERS AND SONS by Talal Derki, P: BASIS BERLIN Filmprod.

The STZ Leserjury Prize goes to SYSTEM ERROR by Florian Opitz, P: Port au Prince Film & Kultur Produktion GmbH

The Supporting Award of HDF—Haus des Dokumentarfilms goes to SHUT UP AND PLAY THE PIANO by Philipp Jedicke, P: Rapid Eye Movies

The Award of the 'Norbert Daldrop Förderung für Kunst und Kultur' goes to THE POETESS by Stefanie Brockhaus, Andreas Wolff, P: Brockhaus/Wolff Films

The Prize of the Opus GmbH goes to CONNY PLANK – THE POTENTIAL OF NOISE by Reto Caduff, Stephan Plank, P: Sugar Town Filmprod.

The Nominees Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis | German Documentary Award 2018 are:

• THE CLEANERS by Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck, P: Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion
• ELDORADO by Markus Imhoof P: zero one film GmbH
• FAMILIENLEBEN | FAMILY LIFE by Roswitha Ziegler, P: Wendländische Filmkooperative
• A GRAVAME – DAS STAHLWERK, DER TOD, MARIA UND DIE MÜTTER VON TAMBURI | A GRAVAME - THE BURDEN by Peter Rippl P: best before filmproduktion
• OF FATHERS AND SONS by Talal Derki, P: BASIS BERLIN Filmprod.
• THE POETESS by Stefanie Brockhaus, Andreas Wolff, P: Brockhaus/Wolff Films
• SEWOL - DIE GELBE ZEIT | SEWOL – PAUSED IN TIME by Minsu Park P: NOMINAL FILM, HFF
• SHUT UP AND PLAY THE PIANO by Philipp Jedicke, P: Rapid Eye Movies
• SYSTEM ERROR by Florian Opitz, P: Port au Prince Film & Kultur Produktion GmbH
• TASTE OF CEMENT by Ziad Kalthoum; P: BASIS BERLIN Filmproduktion GmbH
• WENN GOTT SCHLÄFT | WHEN GOD SLEEPS by Till Schauder, P: PARTNER PICTURES
• as well as the Austrian production
  WALDHEIMS WALZER | THE WALDHEIM WALTZ by Ruth Beckermann, P: Ruth Beckermann

The Nominated Music Documentaries for the Prize of the Opus GmbH are:

• BUNCH OF KUNST by Christine Franz, WS: Magnetfilm
• CONNY PLANK – THE POTENTIAL OF NOISE by Reto Caduff, Stephan Plank, P: Sugar Town Filmprod.
• SHUT UP AND PLAY THE PIANO by Philipp Jedicke, P: Rapid Eye Movies
• WENN GOTT SCHLÄFT | WHEN GOD SLEEPS by Till Schauder, P: PARTNER PICTURES
• YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE by André Schäfer, P: FLORIANFILM
• DER KLANG DER STIMME by Bernhard Weber, P: Artisan Films 

Other Documentaries of the Program a.o.:

• 1968MM by Felix Kriegsheim, Jerry Rothwell, Stefano Strocchi, P: BOEKAMP & KRIEGSHEIM
• DIE AKTE OPPENHEIMER – Das dunkle Erbe antisemitischer Fake News | Jew Süß and The Long Shadow of Anti-Semitic Nazipropaganda by Ina Knobloch P: City Media
• ALL DER JAZZ by Andreas Ammer, P: SWR
• BRIAN AUGER LIFE ON TOUR by Michael Maschke, P:LIFEONPIX
• CHICKS ON BOARD (series) by Dörthe Eickelberg, P: LaBom, 
• DEMOCRACY by David Bernet, P: INDI FILM
• ESKIMO LIMON – Eis am Stiel, von Siegern und Verlierern by Eric Friedler, P: Bakery Films
• FAREWELL YELLOW SEA by Marita Stocker,  P: INIDI FILM
• INS SCHWARZE GETROFFEN – Die deutsche Blindenfußballnationalmannschaft by Rebekka de Buhr, Ulf Puntschuh, Bastian Wagner
• KRIEG UND FRIEDEN by Artem Demenok, Andreas Christoph Schmidt, P: SCHMIDT & PAETZL
• KÖNIG CLAUS – Peymanns Leben für das Theater by Andreas Ammer, P: SWR
• KULENKAMPFF'S SHOES | KULENKAMPFFS SCHUHE by Regina Schilling, P: Zero One film GmbH
• LOUIS ARMSTRONG by Harald Letfuß, P: SWR
• REGGAE BOYZ by Till Schauder, P: Partner Pictures LLC
• SANDMÄDCHEN | SANDGIRL by Mark Michel, P: worklights media production GmbH
• SALAAM SCHALOM by Janos Fischer, Frieder Schmalzhaf
• SPK COMPLEX by Gern Kroske, P: realistfilm
• THE SUMMIT – PERFORMING G20 by Rasmus Gerlach, P:Kinoki GmbH
• EIN TIER SCHAUT ZURÜCK by Dieter Zimmermann, P: Zimmermannfilm
• WAS WAR LINKS by Andreas Christoph Schmidt (©2003)
• WIR LASSEN DICH NICHT ALLEIN – Unerwegs mit dem Kriseninterventinsteam Stuttgart by Samuel Härtl
• ZEUGEN GEGEN ASSAD by Tina Fuchs, P: Michael Hofmann
• ZWISCHENSTATION by Alexander Bambach, P: Alexander Bambach 

Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg GmbH presents:

• GALAMSEY by Johannes Preuss
• HASSJÜNGER by Julia Knopp, Maximilian Damm
• NOLLYWOOD (work in progress) by Johannes Preuss
• UNGARISCHE WUNDEN by Cécilia Marchat
• OF NEONAZIS AND SUPERHEROES | VON NEONAZIS UND SUPERHELDEN - Die Kleinstadt Themar und der Rechtsrock by Adrian Oeser

...and 

The 14th edition of this annual event for professionals focuses on the productions of non-fiction series. Authors, editors, directors and producers give an account of the making of these documentaries and series:

• 1968mm a three-part series by Felix Kriegsheim, Jerry Rothwell, Stefano Strocchi, P: BOEKAMP & KRIEGSHEIM 
• 18 – KRIEG DER TRÄUME | CLASH OF FUTURES an eight-part series by Jan Peter, Frédéric Goupil, P: LOOKSfilm & Les Films d’Ici
• DER KRIEG UND ICH – Kindheit im 2. Weltkrieg | KIDS OF COURAGE – Childhood during WWII an eight-part series by Matthias Zirzow, P: LOOKSfilm
• DAS KONGO TRIBUNAL | THE CONGO TRIBUNAL  by Milo Rau, P: Fruitmarket Arts & Media GmbH
• WER WAR HITLER | THE HITLER CHRONICLES by Hermann Pölking-Eiken, P: EPOCHEmedia
• HÖLLENTAL (AT work in progress) a six-parts series by Marie Wilke, P: Kundschafter Filmproduktion GmbH
• THE PROMISE — Killing for Love by Marcus Vetter & Karin Steinberger, P: Filmperspektive GmbH

…and others. For the full program of 14th DOKVILLE please click here. For more information and updates please visit the website www.dokville.de and/or the FB-Profile  

The PDF of the SWR DOKU FESTIVAL PROGRAMM 27-30 JUNE 2018 for download here.