Not only are they contenders in the Leipzig International Competition: THE ROYAL TRAIN by Johannes Holzhausen and ROBOLOVE by Maria Arlamovsky are two movements into opposite directions, taking us either into the past or towards the future, both of them raising fundamental questions over reality. Also premiering at DOK Leipzig is THE FEVER by Katharina Weingartner.

The fear that our working world and love life could soon be overrun by humanoid machines is matched only by our fascination with the people attempting to program their artificial replicas and overcome the limitations of physical existence. Maria Arlamovsky has once again embarked upon a voyage towards our future. In ROBOLOVE she examines the ambitions and limitations in research and development – and poses the question of why all the prototypes are female, pretty and friendly.

DOK Leipzig honors thought-provoking visions from Austrian filmmakers:  ROBOLOVE by Maria Arlamovsky receives the Gedanken Aufschluss Prize, awarded by a jury of young prisoners of the Juvenile Penitentiary Regis-Breitlingen. The Austrian-Italian co-production SAFETY123 by Julia Gutweniger and Florian Kofler wins the Golden Dove in the Next Masters Competition.

F:ACT Award:
WOOD by Monica Lazurean-Gorgan, Michaela Kirst, Ebba Sinzinger (world premiere)
Main Competition:
EPICENTRO by Hubert Sauper (European premiere)
Science Films:
ROBOLOVE by Maria Arlamovsky
SPACE DOGS by Elsa Kremser & Levin Peter