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New at DOK Leipzig: Introducing a Golden Dove for feature-length animated films

We are delighted to be introducing a new award for feature-length animated films this year!

Back in 2020, we announced that we would like to give greater prominence to feature-length animated films at our festival. Due to the pandemic, we were not able to put the plan into action until now and are all the more happy now to add the Golden Dove long animated film to our line-up of festival awards.

“Every year we’ve been seeing feature-length animated films of very high artistic quality. In recent years, these animated films have been competing alongside documentaries for the Golden and Silver Doves. We now intend to change that and award a Golden Dove for a feature-length international documentary as well as a separate one for a feature-length animated film – as we’ve been doing with the short films,” explains Christoph Terhechte.

In adding the new Golden Dove, we are also revamping the entire framework of our competitions:

The previous International Competitions are being split into the International Competition Documentary Film and the International Competition Animated Film.

The German Competitions will be replaced by the German Competition Documentary Film. German animated film productions will henceforth be screened in the International Competition Animated Film. The competitions for the Audience Award are being merged into the Audience Competition.

Overview of the competitions and awards at DOK Leipzig 2023:

 

International Competition Documentary Film

  • Golden Dove for a feature-length documentary film
  • Golden Dove for a short documentary film
  • Silver Dove for a feature-length documentary film by an up-and-coming director
  • Silver Dove for a short documentary film by an up-and-coming director

International Competition Animated Film

  • Golden Dove for a feature-length animated film
  • Golden Dove for a short animated film

German Competition Documentary Film

  • Golden Dove for a feature-length documentary film
  • Golden Dove for a short documentary film

Audience Competition

  • Golden Dove for a feature-length documentary or animated film