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Duisburg Film Week 2025: 22 films, 6 awards, great enthusiasm!
The 49th Duisburg Film Week will take place from November 3rd to 9th, 2025, with 22 documentaries from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Visitors can expect highlights and prizes.
Duisburg Film Week 2025: 22 films, 6 awards, great enthusiasm!
The 49th Duisburg Film Week, one of the most renowned documentary film festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia, is just around the corner! From November 3rd to 9th, 2025, the city of Duisburg will become a melting pot for documentary film fans when 22 fascinating works from Germany, Austria and Switzerland will be shown. The motto this year is “Stop” and promises both “Stop!” as well as representing a desired longing for support, festival director Alexander Scholz explains how RP Online reported.
The organizers have selected the best 22 films from around 600 submissions, including 15 feature-length films and 7 shorter works. The organizers will award six prizes in the competition. These include the ARTE Documentary Film Prize and the 3sat Documentary Film Prize, each worth 6,000 euros, as well as the “Carte Blanche” prize for the best young film, also worth 5,000 euros. New this year is the “Docken” prize from the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW. The Audience Prize, with prize money of 1,000 euros, will also be awarded.
The film program and special highlights
The opening will take place on November 3rd with the German premiere of the film “My Boyfriend El Fascista” by Matthias Lintner, which has a running time of 95 minutes. On November 7th, the equally exciting presentation of “B for Bartleby” by Angela Summereder will follow, which will also be shown on the screen as a German premiere and lasts 72 minutes. Finally, on the last day of the festive season, viewers can expect a true classic: the two-hour documentary “Beyond War” by Ruth Beckermann from 1996, which will be shown on November 9th.
Since its founding in 1977, the Duisburg Film Week has developed into an important event format for documentaries. Every November, the organizers offer a program that allows viewers to immerse themselves in debates about documentary filmmaking and social issues. The festival takes place without parallel performances, so that the discussions after the performances are particularly intensive and enriching in terms of the characteristics and perspectives of the presentations Film Forum announces.
Conclusion
For everyone who is interested in documentaries and appreciates the examination of current social issues, the Duisburg Film Week is an absolute must. With a skilful mix of first-class films and intensive discussions, the festival will provide everyone involved with an unforgettable experience. Don't miss this opportunity!