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The 7th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival DokuBaku is held on September 26 - October 1, 2023, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The DokuBaku festival has been held yearly since 2017, for the last two years it was financially supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The theme of the 7th edition is "CosmoDarwinism: Age of Aquarius". The program of the festival consists of 43 screenings. Throughout the festival, more than 60 films will be screened in five categories: Best Feature Film, Best Short Film, DokuDarwin, No Main Competition, Out of Competition and DokuKids - films for children.
The winners in each category will be determined by an international jury of 20 experts, including renowned masters of the genre such as François Sculier, Nik Voigt, Michael Graversen, Andrea Culkova, Emil Najafov and Fuad Shabanov. The best films in each category will be awarded. This year, in addition to the existing "iHuman", "iCyborg", and "NewEye" awards, the new "CosmoHuman" award will be presented.
It should be noted that the number of festival partners is increasing every year. Yanis Palavos, a representative of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, and Justin Jaeckle, a programmer of the Doclisboa Festival are participating in this year’s festival.
