International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film

Leipzig, Germany, October 26 to November 1, 2026

Deadline

July 1, 2026

CALL FOR ENTRIES 

Edition: 69th 

Format: Shorts, Features, XR

Focus: Animation and Documentary 

Website: DOK Leipzig 


ABOUT 

Entry fees: Yes

Competition: Yes 

Premiere requirement: World, International and German Premieres

Special sections: Yes

First and second feature competition: Yes 

Oscar’s qualifying: Yes 

Registration formLog in | DOK Leipzig 


FESTIVAL IN NUMBERS 

Total number of films: 200+ 

Audience size: 53,000 

Parallel Industry opportunities /programming: DOK Industry, Coproduction Forum

DOK Industry participants: 1600


TELEFILM SUPPORT 

Eligible for International Promotion Program: Yes (feature films) 

Telefilm involvement: No 

International Promotion  
Telefilm Canada, Montreal  
dl-festivals@telefilm.ca 
1 800 567-0890