On 15 November 2009 the newly-created "DOK Alliance Award" has been given to the film Citizen Havel by Pavel Koutecký and Miroslav Janek within CPH:DOX, The Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival. The international jury was built by Leena Pasanen (FIN), Petter Mettler (CAN, CH) and Thomas Kufus (D). The award is endowed with prize money of 5.000 Euros.

The following films have been nominated:

• Everything is Relative (Alt er relativt) by Mikala Krogh | Denmark 2008 | 75 min
  Die Verschiedenartigkeit und Relativität menschlicher Gefühle, gedreht in Großstädten auf der ganzen Welt. Kaleidoskopische Verschmelzung dokumentarischer Sequenzen im New Age Style.

• Comeback by Maximilan Plettau | Germany 2007 | 79 min
  There's a touch of Hollywood about this hero's embittered struggle for a comeback in professional boxing. Lonely workouts, dismal daily routines and at last the crucial match...

• The Existence (Istnienie) by Marcin Koszalka | Poland 2007 | 70 min
  A well known Polish actor decides at the age of 84 to donate his body to science after his death. Personal, ironic and taboo-free reflections on death.

• Citizen Havel (Obcan Havel) by Pavel Koutecký and Miroslav Janek | Czech Republic 2008 | 120 min
  The camera followed Vaclav Havel for 13 years, observing politics as theatre of the absurd behind the scenes and on the official stage - snapshots of a historic upheaval.