The DGB Film Award is being presented since 1998 for a feature or documentary film displaying an exceptional level of social commitment. This includes topics such as work, equality, migration and integration, globalization, environmental protection or other serious social problem scenarios.
The DGB Film Award has a purse of € 7,000 provided by the Lower Saxony regional organization of the German Trade Union Federation DGB.
Nominated Films:
Ich verstehe Ihren Unmut (D 2026) by Kilian Armando Friedrich Modern Whore (CAN 2025) by Nicole Bazuin Muganga (F/B 2025) by Marie-Hélène Roux No Good Men (D/F/N/DK/AF 2026) by Shahrbanoo Sadat