The festivals with markets are:
BERLINALE | efm
DOK.fest Munich | DOK.forum
DOK Leipzig | DOK INDUSTRY
Schedule of the international documentary festivals as well as festivals with sections of documentaries chronologic throughout the year.
46 Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis January 20–26, 2025 [FB] ___Submission___ starts September 1 until End of October
75 BERLINALE February 13–23, 2025
International Filmfestspiele Berlin
Submission starts September __gerneral guidelines__
efm - European Film Market further information [FB]
21. dokumentarfilmwoche hamburg, April 23–28, 2024
42 INTERNATIONALES FRAUEN FILM FEST Dortmund+Köln, April 01–06, 2025 in Dortmund. lFFF Dortmund+Köln takes place annually, alternating between Dortmund and Cologne [FB]
39 DOK.fest Munich, May 1—12, 2024
and May 6—20 @HOME
IKFF - 40 Hamburg International Short Film Festival, June 28– July 7, 2024
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#FFMUC | 42 FILMFEST MÜNCHEN in Munich June 27 – July 06, 2025.
Films are selected by the festival programmers.
NaturVision Filmfestival, Ludwigsburg, July 18—21, 2024 [FB]
33 FILMFEST HAMBURG, September 25 – October 4, 2025
#FFHH25 _ Submission _ opens in March [FB]
58 Internatonale Hofer Filmtage | Hof International Film Festival, October 22–27, 2024
[FB] For futher Information please visit the website of the festival.
68 DOK Leipzig, Oct 27–Nov 2, 2025
International Leipzig Film Festival for Documentary and Animated Film. [FB]
66 Nordic Filmdays Lübeck, November 6–10, 2024 .
__ online submission April 2024 — August 1, 2024__
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48 DUISBURGER FILMWOCHE, df#48 the festival of documentaries produced in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in Duisburg, November 4–11, 2024. For further information concerning please visit the website of the festival. [FB]
doxs! festival - creative European documentaries for children and adolescents, Duisburg, November. For further information concerning next dox! please visit the website of the festival. [https://www.do-xs.de, filmwoche@stadt-duisburg.de]
41 KASSELER DOK-FEST, Kasseler Dokumentarfilm und Video Fest, November 2024. Submission will be possible from mid-April until July 1, it is always free of charge and a premiere is not a requirement.
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