The Al Jazeera Balkans International Documentary Film Festival has announced the call for filmmakers and production companies to participate in the fifth edition of the AJB DOC, which will take place in Sarajevo from 9 to 13 September 2022.

Films can be submitted through submit-a-film or through the Film Freeway platform until 25 May 2022.

There is no country-of-origin limitation for producers and authors who wish to submit their film. One of the main criteria is a TV documentary format with a minimum duration of 22 to 27 minutes and a maximum of 44 to 52 minutes. All additional details regarding submissions and rules and regulations are available on the official festival site.

The official selection of the fifth AJB DOC Film Festival will be announced at the beginning of September 2022. The festival will screen over 20 documentaries across three festival selections: competition selection, out-out-competition Last Minute Cinema selection and AJB Screening.

On the festival closing night, three awards will be presented: the Main Jury Award for the best film in the competition selection, the Programme Department Jury Award and the Audience Award. All selected films may be considered for an acquisition agreement with Al Jazeera Balkans and broadcast on its TV Channel.

AJB DOC Film Festival is organised by the TV broadcaster Al Jazeera Balkans in cooperation with Al Jazeera Media Network and Al Jazeera Media Institute in Doha. The festival aims to promote authors and documentaries which address various social phenomena, while taking an honest approach in dealing with profound topics and portraying real-life stories. The festival will focus on documentaries intended for TV broadcasting.