Alexandre Siqueira’s short film competes in the International Competition Animated Film at the festival.
“Terminal”, by Alexandre Siqueira, is one of 19 animated short films competing at the 69th DOK Leipzig, which runs from 26 October to 1 November 2026, in Leipzig, Germany. The winner of the Golden Dove for short film in in the International Competition Animated Film becomes eligible for Academy Award consideration, provided it complies with the Academy’s rules.
DOK Leipzig presents itself as the oldest documentary film festival in the world and the only one to bring together documentary and animated film in the same programme. In 2025, it welcomed around 53,000 visitors and presented 252 films and extended reality (XR) works from 55 countries. “Terminal” will screen at the following sessions (local time):
27 October, 2:30 p.m., in the “Stroke of Wings” programme
28 October, 3 p.m., in the “International Competition Animated Film 2” programme
29 October, 11:30 a.m., in the “Stroke of Wings” programme
30 October, 5 p.m., in the “Stroke of Wings” programme
Produced by BAP – Animation Studios, in co-production with Studio Kimchi (Spain) and XBO Films (France), “Terminal” had its world premiere at TIFF – Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an Honourable Mention. This October, the film is also part of the International Short Films Official Section at Seminci, in Valladolid.
