International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film

For years the media have described Leipzig as the largest and easily the most important documentary film festival (founded in 1955). It is also being increasingly portrayed as a first-rate address for animations. And in 2004, 47th Leipzig Edition lived up to its reputation once again: more than 24,000 visitors came to join the festival.

The festival has three competitions (international documentary, animation and german documentary), besides focueses on retrospectives, up-and-coming talents, workshops, special screenings, industry events and prizes with a total value of 47.500 Euro.