Having announced the films in its International Competition and the non-competitive Camera Lucida section on Thursday, DOK Leipzig has now rounded off the programme for its 64th edition, which will unspool from 25-31 October.

Out of the 14 entries, there are 12 world or international premieres in the International Competition Long Documentary and Animated Film: Aleksey Lapin's KRAI [+leggi anche:
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Five films that challenge the conventions of cinema will be shown out of competition in the Camera Lucida section: Payal Kapadia’s Cannes title A Night of Knowing Nothing [+leggi anche:
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At the end of September, the festival announced the selection of titles in the Competitions for the Audience Award Long and Short Documentary and Animated Film, which were established last year. The films here deal with current political issues, such as Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Sundance winner Flee [+leggi anche:
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In the German Competitions Long and Short Documentary and Animated Film, also announced in September, there are 15 productions. Among them are 11 world, one European and three German premieres, with female filmmakers heavily represented, having directed seven of the eight feature-length documentary films in the selection. For the list of films, please click here.