DOCK 2026 — International Festival for Documentary Historical Cinema

The ninth edition of the DOCK International Festival for Documentary Historical Cinema runs from 17 to 22 September 2026 in the Toncho Rusev Hall of the NHK Cultural Centre. The programme brings together Bulgarian and international films about people and events of the 20th and 21st centuries. For the first time the festival also has a competition for short documentaries and an Audience Award. Entry to every screening is free.

Programme

17 September

• 19:30 — Official opening and special screening: “Sylvie Vartan. Out of Love” · Ema Konstantinova · 52 minutes

18 September

• 16:00 — “Ferdinand of Bulgaria” · Svetoslav Ovcharov · 98 minutes
• 18:00 — “Romain Gary: No Better Way to Say It” · Lilia Vyugina · 100 minutes
• 19:45 — “Sarkozy–Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals” · Yannick Kergoat · 104 minutes

19 September

• 15:00 — Short film programme — part 1 · 70 minutes
• 16:15 — “The Boy Who Was a King” · Andrey Paounov · 90 minutes
• 18:00 — “Stalin’s Cola” · Stefan Tolz · 92 minutes
• 19:45 — “The Cruel Road” · Deyan Bararev · 108 minutes

20 September

• 15:00 — Short film programme — part 2 · 70 minutes
• 16:30 — “The Citizen King” · Lyuboslav Atanasov · 56 minutes
• 18:00 — “Caravaggio” · David Bickerstaff and Phil Grabsky · 100 minutes
• 19:45 — “Zelensky” · Yves Jeuland and Lisa Vapné · 133 minutes

21 September

• 16:30 — “The Return of the King” · Lachezar Avramov · 47 minutes
• 18:00 — “Hitler’s Greatest Fear” · Simona Risi · 100 minutes
• 19:45 — “The Eichmann Trial” · Elliot Levitt · 103 minutes

22 September

• 16:30 — “A Testament” · Konstantin Chakarov · 45 minutes
• 18:00 — “The Secret of the Star Squadron” · Jan Borovec · 75 minutes
• 19:30 — “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” · David Borenstein and Pavel Talankin · 90 minutes