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Doc Alliance is a network of 7 European film festivals. Our aim is to advance and promote the art of documentary film.

Doc Alliance is the result of a long-term creative partnership of seven key European documentary film festivals. Our aim is to advance the art of documentary film, support its diversity and continuously promote creative documentary films. The Doc Alliance festivals are:
CPH:DOX
Doclisboa
DOK Leipzig
FIDMarseille
Ji.hlava IDFF
Millennium Docs Against Gravity
Visions du Réel

With joint forces the

Doc Alliance festivals created DAFilms.com, a VOD platform to makes you discover 4,000+ outstanding documentary and experimental films. DAFilms presents a continually-updated, curated selection of the finest auteur-driven documentary cinema from the world of film festivals. In 2008, the seven festival partners introduced the annual Doc Alliance Award competition honoring feature-length films by emerging European filmmakers. A second award category for short films was added in 2021. The Doc Alliance Award competition is an important support system for new talents to continue on their film career, both helping bolster their position as artists seeking financial support for upcoming films and in helping their work reach new audiences at home and abroad. Each festival annually nominates one feature-length and one short film from its programme for the prizes. The winners are decided by an independent jury. From 2023, the network will expand its circle and annually invite a guest festival to also nominate candidates for the Doc Alliance Awards and host the award ceremony. This year, we welcome Dokufest in Prizren as our guest partner!

14/08/2026

❤️‍🔥 SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL kicks off today and we have a big tip for your Tuesday: We're part of a panel to look beyond the box office and ask – what to do when audiences turn invisible? 🤔

🤔 A documentary may screen at forty or fifty festivals and reach thousands of viewers, but those admissions remain dispersed across the statistics of individual events. 🤝 How can we document all of these viewers more systematically and make the impressive number of audiences we gather as a sector more palpable? Find out more: https://www.cinelinkindustrydays.com/2026-cinelink-talks/the-invisible-audience-measuring-documentary-circulation-beyond-the-box-office

Speakers: Marek Hovorka (Ji.hlava IDFF), Hanne Biermann (Film Harbour), Mita Suri (Sheffield DocFest) and Dimitra Kouzi (Kouzi Productions)

Save the date: 17 August, at 12:00 Noon

23/06/2026

Calling all festivals in Europe 📣 Join the Doc Alliance for a year in 2027!

We annually invite one documentary film festival to become a temporary member of our closely co-operating festival network, be part of joint presentations at selected major industry events and participate in the selections for the Doc Alliance Award.✨

Our call for applications is open until end of September. Want to be next with your festival?

1️⃣ Head to our website: https://www.docalliance.org/guest-festival/
2️⃣ Read all about what you can expect as a Doc Alliance guest partner
3️⃣ Fill in the application form.

We’re looking forward to meeting you! Contact us now. 💌

Who's part of the Doc Alliance? CPH:DOX, doclisboa, DOK Leipzig, FIDMarseille, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Visions du Réel. Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival has joined the network as a guest for this year.

📷© Cyril Chateau - Marché du Film.

Supported by Creative Europe

12/06/2026

Festival Reminder: DOK Leipzig is closing their open calls on 1 July! They are still accepting projects in development – doc, animation or XR – as well as finished films and XR-works. Find the format that suits you best:

✅ You have a documentary or animated project in development? 👉 Pitch it at the DOK Co-Pro Market
✅ You're developing your first animated documentary film? 👉 Join the Animation Lab Workshop
✅ You're in the middle of developing an XR project? 👉 Present it at DOK Exchange XR.
✅ Your film or XR work is finished and ready for an audience? 👉 Apply for the DOK Leipzig programme!

🏃‍♂️‍➡️ Calls closing so soon! So find all info and start your application at: https://www.dok-leipzig.de/en/calls-entries

29/05/2026

May 19 was not only about celebrating the Doc Alliance Award — we also proudly introduced our Doc Alliance Research Handbook 📚 Developed as part of a long-term research project, the publication brings together insights from across our member festivals, focusing on key areas such as new technologies, inclusive programming, sustainability, emerging talent, and educational practices.

Got curious? 🤓 You can find the handbook on the Doc Alliance website: tinyurl.com/4v9z477e

27/05/2026

“An unconventional yet focused documentary portrait that immerses the viewer into a literally dark and psychologically disturbing reality, guided by a director with the unique ability to create inedible and unforgettable images.” — “Fantasy” by Isabel Pagliai received a Special Mention by our Doc Alliance Award jury.

Let’s revisit this powerful film once more! 🎬

Feeling inspired to watch more outstanding documentaries? 💫 DAFilms features a curated selection of former Doc Alliance Award nominees: dafilms.com/collection/150-doc-alliance-award

25/05/2026

Hard to believe: It’s already been almost a week since our award ceremony in Cannes. 🌴

Let’s take another look at the Best Short Film winner of the Doc Alliance Award: “Some of You Fu**ed Eva” by Lilith Grasmug. ✨

What a great lineup of films this year! We’re already looking forward to the Doc Alliance Awards 2027.

👀By the way: a whole selection of former nominees is now available on DAFilms: dafilms.com/collection/150-doc-alliance-award

22/05/2026

We are still daydreaming about the sunny days in Cannes and the moment we presented our Doc Alliance Awards. 🌞 It was such a joy to watch so many incredible films, nominate outstanding works, and now celebrate two amazing winners. ✨

Dive back into the Best Feature winner: “The Case Against Space” by Graeme Arnfield.

Feeling inspired to keep watching? DAFilms is featuring a collection of former Doc Alliance Award nominees: dafilms.com/collection/150-doc-alliance-award

19/05/2026

📣 The winners of the Doc Alliance Award 2026 are here — announced during the Doc Day Lunch at the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes! 🎉

Congratulations to the incredible filmmakers:

🏆 THE CASE AGAINST SPACE by Graeme Arnfield takes home the Best Feature Film award (5,000 EUR)

🏆 SOME OF YOU FU**ED EVA by Lilith Grasmug picks up the Best Short Film award (3,000 EUR)

✨ A Special Mention went to FANTASY by Isabel Pagliai

A heartfelt thank-you to the jury – Wouter Jansen, Maria Palacios Cruz and Mark Peranson – as well as to Cannes Doc for co-hosting the ceremony with us! 🤝

13/05/2026

Eight feature-length documentaries, eight distinctive artistic voices — and one award. 🏆

In less than one week, the Doc Alliance Award will be presented at Cannes Docs, and the excitement is building. We can’t wait to see which film will take it home!

Take a moment to explore the nominated feature films — which one has your heart? 👀

🌟 A Song Without Home – Rati Tsiteladze
🌟 Afterlives – Kevin B. Lee
🌟 Fantasy – Isabel Pagliai
🌟 Holler For Service – Ole Elfenkaemper, Kathrin Seward
🌟 Imago – Déni Oumar Pitsaev
🌟 Minimum Love – Maja Penčič
🌟 The Case Against Space – Graeme Arnfield
🌟 Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest – Viv Li

The Doc Alliance Awards promote emerging talents in European documentary film. Each of the seven partner festivals in Doc Alliance nominated one short and one feature: CPH:DOX, doclisboa, DOK Leipzig, FIDMarseille, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Visions du Réel. Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival has joined the network as a guest for this year.

Supported by Creative Europe

05/05/2026

Short and sweet — with a lasting impact. ❤️

In two weeks from today, the Doc Alliance Award will be presented at Cannes Docs! Take a glimpse into the nominated short documentaries — and get a feel for their stories, tones, and unique perspectives.

Which ones are you rooting for?🤞

✨ Amma, Do Giraffes Cry? – Kartikeya Saxena
✨ Apocalypse Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, and the Day After Tomorrow – Anastasiia Bonadyha
✨ Cold Call – Stefanie Schroeder
✨ Conversations and Dreams – Melanya Hamasyan
✨ Errabonda – Emma Harris
✨ Some of You Fu**ed Eva – Lilith Grasmug
✨ The Divided City of Mitrovica – Marko Grba Singh
✨ The Interpreter – Mohamad Hafeda

The Doc Alliance Awards highlight emerging talents in European documentary film. Each of the seven partner festivals in Doc Alliance nominated one short and one feature: CPH:DOX, doclisboa, DOK Leipzig, FIDMarseille, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Visions du Réel. Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival has joined the network as a guest for this year.

Supported by Creative Europe

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