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The 7th International Documentary Film Festival DOCUMENTA MADRID 10 will be held from the 7th of May to the 16th of May, organized by the Arts Department of The City of Madrid with support and backing once again from HRH the Princess of Asturias,who will be the Patroness of Honor for this event.

This year, the festival has received more submissions than ever, with 1,153 films from 92 different countries. Out of the total, 233 films are Spanish productions, a figure that increses year to year and which proves the good state of the genre in Spain. Furthermore, all the films participating in the competitive sections will be making their premier in Spain.

Three new venues have been added along with Matadero Madrid: Casa Asia, the Sala Berlanga and the Reina Sofía National Art Museum. The public will be able to enjoy the festival programing in usual places such as:Cines Princesa, Cine Estudio Círculo de Bellas Artes, Filmoteca Española (the Film Arcives), Academia de Cine, Casa Árabe, the Goethe Institute, Casa Asia, the French Institute and 8 y Medio Bookshop.

This year, the competition will feature monetary prize-winnings totaling 73,000 Euros, to be distributed among 4 competitive sections: Original Documentary Competition, Documentary Competition, National Competition and Filmotech.com.