Munich International Documentary Film Festival

The Munich International Documentary Film Festival (DOK.fest München) was founded in 1985 and takes place annually in May in Munich, Germany. Since 2001 it has been organized by the non-profit association Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München in cooperation with the Filmstadt München. The festival focusses on documentary films that deal with socially relevant topics and are of artistic value. The 40th DOK.fest has held from May 12-25, 2025.

The business manager and artistic director of the 40th DOK.fest was Daniel Sponsel and deputy director was Adele Kohout. On February 12, 2025, it was announced that Sponsel is set to become president of the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF) in October 2025. At that time, Adele Kohout, will become the new festival director and her deputy will be Maya Reichert, who has been director of the festival's educational programm DOK.education.

The DOK.fest München is one of the largest documentary film festivals in Europe. In 2020 it was the first festival in Germany to take place exclusively online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Again in 2021 the festival went virtual, with 131 films from 43 countries being watched by over 71,000 viewers. The 37th DOK.fest München in 2022 was the first to be held as a dual-track event. This dual format is still in use as of 2025, with online access to selected films continuing for one week after the public screenings in Munich venues.