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Place That I Wait will be shown at 32. Kassel 

Documentary Film and Video Festival

The 32nd Kassel Dokfest will take place from 10 to 15 November at numerous cultural places of the city, such as the Fridericianum, the Kasseler Kunstverein, the Gallery Coucou, the Südflügel (KulturBahnhof) and of course at the three cinemas: Gloria, Filmladen and the BALi Cinemas. The festival counter will be in the KulturBahnhof Kassel.

In this year, the commissions of the Kassel Dokfest viewed more films than ever before: More than 3,000 works from 78 countries were submitted. Out of that, a program was put together with 271 documentary feature and short films. The high number of submissions shows the popularity of the festival, which has an established position in the international festival landscape.

Many other festival sections accompany the extensive film program: The media art exhibition Monitoring presents 16 experimental and artistic works, in the DokfestLounge VJ art and audiovisual performances are presented at the festival evenings, the symposium interfiction discusses the topic MINDMACHINES and the DokfestForum invites to artist talks at the Fridericianum. With the Hessian University Film Day as well as with the educational side program junges dokfest, the Kassel Dokfest offers hands-on workshops and lectures education, information and access to professional networks for up-and-coming filmmakers.

More than 250 national and international filmmakers and artist will join the festival to present and discuss their works. The organizers of the Kassel Dokfest expect 14,500 visitors in all program sections. Out of 80 selected works four independent juries will award four works in the value of 19,500 € on 14 November 2015 at 9 p.m. at the Weinkirche.

More detailed information on the different sections of the festival can be found below and on our websitewww.kasselerdokfest.de/en

A first program overview is online now.

The detailed festival catalog will be published on 26 October.