The Al Jazeera Balkans Documentary Film Festival (AJB DOC) has announced a call for authors and production companies to apply for participation in the sixth edition of this festival, which will be held on 8-12. September 2023 in Sarajevo.

The organizer is the television company Al Jazeera Balkans, in cooperation with Al Jazeera Documentary Channel and Al Jazeera Media Institute from Doha, and the focus of the Festival is to affirm authors and films that deal with social phenomena and human stories and destinies that carry universal messages.

Applications for the sixth edition of the AJB DOC Film Festival are sent via the application form here or on the Film Freeway platform. The deadline for applications is May 26, 2023.

Applications are open to production companies and authors without restrictions of country of origin, and one of the main criteria is the format of a TV documentary, with a minimum duration of 22-27 and a maximum of 44-52 minutes. All additional details related to applications and conditions are available on the official festival website.

The final selection of the sixth AJB DOC Film Festival will be presented at the beginning of September 2023. As in previous years, more than 20 of the highest quality documentaries from the previous year will be shown, within four programs: Competitive, Non-Competitive Last Minute Cinema, AJB Shows and SmartDoc.