Years running: 15 (since 2011)
Doker
Moscow International Documentary Film Festival Doker
About
DOKer was created in 2011 to bring wonderful independent documentary films from all over the world to the Russian audience and provide a discussion platform for authors, experts and spectators.
The principles of DOKer are:
- When we say 'documentary film' we put the emphasis on ‘film'.
- There are countless ways to make a documentary but we believe it has to be dramatic and interesting.
- Image and sound are as important for docs as they are for fiction films. The film language is universal, and we use it to tell our stories.
Awards
- Jury Award for the Best Feature Documentary
- Jury Award for the Best Short Documentary
- Jury Award for the Best Directing
- Jury Award for the Best Cinematography
- Jury Award for the Best Editing
- Jury Award for the Best Sound
- Audience Award for the Best Feature Documentary
- Additional prizes
Rules
- DOKer seeks theatrical style documentaries. It tends towards new films that have received minimal exposure in Russia. The Russian premiere required for all foreign films in the competition programs.
- Short and feature length documentaries can compete.
- A version of the film with English subtitles, exception to be made for English spoken films.
- Submit via Festhome or Filmfreeway.
Selection Media Type: online
Screening Media Type: DCP, Blu-ray, Files
Audio language: original
Subtitles language: English
Premiere Requirements
National premiere required.
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- Opening DateOctober 10, 2024
- Regular DeadlineJanuary 01, 2025
- Late DeadlineJune 01, 2025
- Extended DeadlineJuly 01, 2025
- NotificationsAugust 01, 2025
- Event Dates4 — 14 September 2025
Documentaries with a duration between 46 and 120 minutes, filmed in any film or digital format, that completed production after February 2018 are eligible
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Regular Deadline — $30
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Late Deadline — $50
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Extended Deadline — $60
Special program for documentaries which talk of information technologies
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Regular Deadline — $15
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Late Deadline — $30
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Extended Deadline — $40
The national documentary program of films any length and topics.
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Regular Deadline — free
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Late Deadline — free
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Extended Deadline — free
Shorts filmed in any film, video or digital format with a duration of up to 45 minutes that completed production after February 2018 are eligible.
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Regular Deadline — $15
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Late Deadline — $20
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Extended Deadline — $35
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