Previous Editions

Edition 2007

DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival celebrated its sixth edition with a new record audience in 24th - 28th Jan 2007. All in all there were approximately 21 000 visitors in the festival. Altogether 128 films were screened. 

The most viewed Finnish films were some of the premieres, for example A Winter's Journey by Visa Koiso-Kanttila, The Sami by Markku Lehmuskallio and Anastasia Lapsui and Edén Pastora - Commandant ”Zero” by Alvaro Pardo. Also Workingman’s Death, China Blue, Black Gold, LIfe in Loops (A Megacities RMX) and Ghosts of Cité Soleil were sold out. Also the retrospective of Errol Morris, and especially Mr Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr, was favoured by the audience.

Check out the programme of 2007 festival from our webcatalogue.
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Edition 2006

DocPoint celebrated documentary films and the five year long course of the festival in 25th - 29th Jan 2006. Like in the previous years, the festival was succesful both concenring the programme and the audience. DocPoint presented altogether 122 films in 12 different programmes, during 125 screenings.

The most viewed programme in 2006 was "New Finnish Documentary Films", which collected over one fifth of all the cinema visits. Other programmes favoured by the audience were the new "Winners & Bestsellers", the retrospective of the old master Frederick Wiseman and the DOKKINO screenings, which are aimed at children and youth. The festival had over 14 500 cinema visits and over 19 500 festivalgoers in total. 

Check out the programme of 2006 festival from our webcatalogue.
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Minifestival: Bulgaria by DocPoint 1.-3.9.2006

DocPoint offered again a weekend festival in the beginning of September 2006, this time with the theme "Bulgaria". Bulgaria by DocPoint presented some very rarely seen documentary films from a country soon to be an EU member country. The history of the Balkans and the particular features and several nationalities, music traditions, interesting characters small socities are some of the topics that were dealt in the films made by Bulgarian filmmakers. The films depicted a strong history of today's Bulgaria.

Bulgaria by DocPoint website

Edition 2005

4th edition of DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival continued its success. The festival had over 14 000 visitors in the screenings and 19 000 festivalgoers in total. Aho & Soldan lifetime award was given to filmmaker Peter von Bagh.

The Theme country for 2005 edition was Great-Britain. The programme included also a retrospective from the French filmmaker Chris Marker. British director Sean McAllister and professor Brian Winston gave a masterclass to local students and professionals. The programme also included a high quality documentary film prorgamme for children and youth.

Check out the programme of 2005 festival from our webcatalogue.
Photo gallery of edition 2005

Minifestival: Tanssi by DocPoint 2.-4.9.2005

In the beginning of September 2005, DocPoint organised a minifestival, which presented a series of documentary films dealing with choreographer Pina Bausch and her works. There were also two films in the programme made by Bausch herself. For the first time in Finland the auience had a possibility to enjoy this great artist on big screen.

Tanssi by DocPoint website

Edition 2004

The third DocPoint was held in January 2004 and it was a great box office success. The number of visitors during the festival totalled 19 000. Director Pirjo Honkasalo was awarded with the lifetime achievement award. The theme country of 2004 was Swizerland and the visiting festival was the annually organized Visions du Réel.

DocPoint opened the theme year of youth and children's film, Film Jam, and the programme featured again a selection of documentaries for children. A retrospective of the German master Werner Herzog was also featured in the programme.

Photo gallery of edition 2004
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Minifestival: Pennebaker by DocPoint 3.-5.9.2004

Pennebaker by DocPoint presented five music documentaries by the legendary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker. in Bio Rex theatre, Helsinki.

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Edition 2003

DocPoint's second edition continued the success of the precedent year. 12,500 people participated to the festival. The program was a combination of national and international, old and new documentary films. Lasse Naukkarinen received the lifetime award and Alexandr Sokurov was the international guest of honour.

The international selection was based on Dutch documentary. DocPoint presented some of the best films shown at the famous IDFA festival and a selection of films of the great Joris Ivens. In addition, a new selection Documentaries for children introduced documentary films especially targeted for child spectators.

Web pages of DocPoint 2003
Photo Gallery of Edition 2003
Programme of Edition 2003
Films in alphabetical order
Photo gallery of edition 2003

Edition 2002

In 2002, DocPoint was organized for the first time. The festival was an immediate success. The film selections received critical acclaim and the event gathered about 6,300 people. In addition to the selections of new Finnish films, DocPoint 2002 presented French documentaries and a retrospective of Markku Lehmuskallio who received the festival's lifetime award.
Web pages of DocPoint 2002 (from upper navigation select "2002")
Programme of Edition 2002
Films in alphabetical order