DOK Co-Pro Market
The DOK Co-Pro Market features 35 international documentary- and animated documentary projects in development and matches project holders with new partners for co-production, financing and distribution. The Co-Pro Market expands networks and creates fruitful opportunities for new creative documentaries by exploring potential partnerships.
Over two days, DOK Industry organizes 850+ curated one-on-one meetings and plenty of informal networking opportunities in a friendly and welcoming setting.
In addition, partner delegations are invited to the Co-Pro Market Open Programme which takes place alongside the main market activities. The programme comprises informal networking events and discussions led by international experts who share practical knowledge on the international market and co-production.
Project Selection 2024
Awards presented at the 2024 edition are:
The Saxon Award for the Best Documentary Project by a Female Director
came with a 5,000 € prize and was sponsored by the Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism (SMWK).
Unifrance Doc Award
along with subtitling services sponsored by TitraFilm and a Unifrance membership for its French producer.
The Co-Pro Market Jury decides on the Saxon Award for the Best Documentary Project by a Female Director as well as the Unifrance Doc Award.
Anna Berthollet graduated successfully from Ecole Documentaire de Lussas in France and attended several European workshops for producers and filmmakers. Since 2015 documentary sales and distribution snapped her for the better and she now oversees all activities at Lightdox, with special care for Theatrical, TV and Festivals sales, and Impact Distribution.
Themba Bhebhe is an independent film industry programmer and talent support expert and mentor working at the intersections of DEI, the African and Caribbean screen industries and Indigenous film in collaboration with organization such as Third Horizon, Durban FilmMart, the European Film Market and the film fund, New Dawn.
Based in Brussels and Athens, Eleni Chandrinou’s mission is to support the development and production of independent films, with an emphasis on documentaries. She advises filmmakers on all aspects of the creative process and provides expertise to festivals, markets, and major national and international film funding bodies.
Guevara Namer
namer [at] dok-leipzig [dot] de (namer[at]dok-leipzig[dot]de)
+49 (0)341 30864-1081
DOK Industry is realised with the support of Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media upon a Decision of the German Bundestag.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
