Play-Doc was established in 2005 by Sara García Villanueva and Ángel Sánchez.
Apart from the main Galicia Competition, dedicated to contemporary cinema,[4] the festival offers many retrospective selections and has an intimate, genial atmosphere where the audience and filmmakers can interact freely.
[5] The Resonancias section is managed by an independent group of ctitics and experts.
[7][1][8] In 2005, Play-Doc collaborated with the Documania channel and established a special section Doc`amateur.
[10][11][6] In 2024, Play-Doc inaugurated the Shadows section, dedicated to recovering the works of classic Galician filmmakers little known internationally.