Accreditation
Industry professionals can now register for this year’s edition and take advantage of the special Early Dove rate available until 18 July. The accreditation gives exclusive access to DOK Leipzig’s industry offers and networking events, film programme, talks and masterclasses.
Sustainability Contribution:
Starting 2025 we ask all accredited participants to support us with a sustainability contribution of 10 €. This helps DOK Leipzig in moving forward to produce the festival and industry programme in the most inclusive and sustainable way. The contribution will be added to your invoice automatically.
DOK Leipzig Film Programme:
- Free tickets for screenings of the entire festival programme
- Online access to selected films of the festival programme, from 27 October to 9 November 2025
DOK Industry Programme:
- Access to insightful live talks, project presentations, conferences, master classes, DOK Archive Market, DOK Exchange XR Conference, Get Togethers and more
- Online access to event livestreams / recordings
- Industry Guide: our comprehensive guide of industry professionals to help you network, fund and circulate your new films and projects in development
DOK Leipzig Festival Catalogue (Print edition and PDF download)
Rates:
Early Dove Rate: 110 € / Regular Rate: 150 € / Last Minute Rate: 180 €
All rates plus 10 € sustainability contribution.
Includes all services of the regular accreditation plus a six-month access to the DOK Film Market Library with more than 200 current titles.
Limited to buyers from TV stations, cinema distributors and world sales as well as representatives of film festivals, exhibitors and cultural institutes who want to acquire new films for their programme as well as film school and university lecturers.
Rates:
Early Dove Rate: 170 € / Regular Rate: 220 € / Last Minute Rate: 250 €
All rates plus 10 € sustainability contribution.
Valid only on Thursday, 30 October 2025:
- DOK Archive Market (More details about participating archives and the accompanying programme to be announced.)
- Further DOK Industry events open to accredited guests
- Two vouchers to get free tickets for same-day screenings of the festival programme (no online reservation available)
Not included:
- Access to online Industry Guide, event livestreams and recordings
- Online access to view the festival programme
Rate:
40 €
Rate plus 10 € sustainability contribution.
Starting 19 July
Valid only on 30 and 31 October 2025:
- DOK Exchange XR Conference, Showcase and Prototype Zone
- Further DOK Industry events open to accredited guests on both days
- Four vouchers to get free tickets for screenings on the same days (no online reservation available)
Not included:
- Access to online Industry Guide, event livestreams and recordings
- Online access to view the festival programme
Rate:
70 €
Rate plus 10 € sustainability contribution.
Starting 19 July
Are you a journalist and planning to attend and report about DOK Leipzig?
Find further information on press access in the press area.
Step 1: myDOK account and login
When opening the accreditation form you are prompted to log in to your myDOK account. If you do not have an account yet, you can create one in just a few steps.
Step 2: Processing your accreditation request
After submitting the form, your accreditation request will be processed by our team. This might take up to 10 working days.
Step 3: Invoice and payment
Once your accreditation request has been approved, you will receive a confirmation email including a link to the invoice.
You can pay the accreditation fee online via credit card or PayPal.
The discounts listed below apply exclusively to the regular rate of the accreditation Festival & Industry (when registering between 19/7 and 13/10/2025).
Discounts cannot be combined.
Students registered in a film-related university programme receive a 50 % discount on the regular accreditation fee (75 € instead of 150 €).
Please note: In order to receive the student discount, a current student certificate must be uploaded in the accreditation form. All applications are reviewed individually.
Are you a coordinator from a film school or university and want to organise a group to attend the festival together? Please get in touch until 30 August via accreditation [at] dok-leipzig [dot] de (accreditation[at]dok-leipzig[dot]de).
You have the possibility to add or withdraw students from your group until 13 October.
The accreditation fees can be invoiced on a collective invoice or paid by the students individually. Lecturers and coordinators need to pay the regular rate for their accreditation.
Persons with disabilities receive a 20% discount on their accreditation fee (120€ instead of 150€).
Please note: To receive the discount you must submit a disability certificate/pass in your accreditation form. All applications are reviewed individually.
Information on accessibility is available here. For further information please contact inklusion [at] dok-leipzig [dot] de (inklusion[at]dok-leipzig[dot]de)
In cooperation with selected professional associations we offer discounts for their members. More information will be announced through their newsletters.
Should you be interested in receiving discounts for your organisation’s members please contact us at industry [at] dok-leipzig [dot] de (industry[at]dok-leipzig[dot]de).
Participating professionals from the following countries will receive a 20% discount on all accreditation prices (except for the Early Dove discount and Film Market Access):
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
You can cancel your accreditation and request a refund until 13 October. For accreditations which were already paid, we charge a rebooking fee of 10 €.
Please contact us at accreditation [at] dok-leipzig [dot] de (accreditation[at]dok-leipzig[dot]de).
