The 57th edition of DOK Leipzig, the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, will take place in Leipzig/Germany from 27 Oct. to 2 Nov. 2014. This oldest documentary film festival in the world is renowned for presenting a high-quality selection of the best new creative, artistic and author-driven documentaries and animated short films. The programme consists of up to 350 films from around 50 countries shown in the different programme sections. The Official Selection comprises four documentary and one animation competitions, two International Programmes and programmes with Animadoc and New German Animation films. The 17 Festival awards amount to up to 70,000 €. In a special country focus DOK Leipzig examines the life and political situation in Ex-Yugoslavia. The annual retrospective honours the work of the cinematographers working for the East German DEFA documentary studio. An animation special compares short films of great animators with advertisements they made to earn money. Three homages honour Danish documentary director Jon Bang Carlsen, American filmmaker Shelly Silver and French short film master Jean-Gabriel Périot. Master classes will accompany the homages and give deep insights into the directors’ work and vision. Apart from the accompanying rich DOK Industry Programme, DOK Leipzig will organise Q&As, film talks and panel discussions. More than 110 long European films will be part of the festival programme and 70% of the programming will be European. We expect an audience of 39,000 and more than 1,600 accredited professionals. Throughout the year, DOK Leipzig curates film programmes in Germany and abroad, works with many international partners, organises the DOK Education film literacy programme and serves as a centre of competence.