31 October, 2023
THE FINAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 28, 2024.
Submission to the Festival is open to short and feature-length documentaries as well as to fiction, animation, and experimental short films. The next edition of the festival will take place from August 02-10 August 2024 in Prizren, Kosovo.
Films can be submitted exclusively through the online submission platform.
To submit and to access full rules and regulations of the festival please visit our submissions page.
“We seek new independent works that explore boundaries, challenge audiences, experiment with style and technique or inspire with creativity”.
DokuFest is the largest film festival in Kosovo. Hailed as one of the most important film festivals in Southeast Europe and voted twice as Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals by Filmmakers Magazine, it fills the cinemas and improvised screening venues around historic center of Prizren with a selection of more than 200 hand-picked films from around the world.
Founded in 2002, with the aim of revitalizing cinema and the cultural life in Prizren, DokuFest grew to become the largest cultural event in the country and one of the top documentary and short film festivals in Europe. Since 2019 DokuFest is on the list of qualifying festivals for BAFTA, British Academy Film Awards Short Film award and in 2022 DokuFest was invited by European Film Academy to join 28 other film festivals in nominating a short film for the prestigious European Film Awards.
