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
A major focus of the DOK Co-Pro Market is to help create a network of unique professionals dedicated to the co-production of creative documentary works. We invite producers who are actively looking for new audio-visual works to co-produce and to expand their networks internationally to apply as a Producer without a Project for participation in the Co-Pro Market.
The deadline is 20 September 2024.
Producers should have relevant co-production experience in recent years and aim to find new high-quality, international projects to co-produce. The selected projects in development or early production are seeking creative as well as financing partners, with expertise in documentary or animated documentary production. Capacities are limited and participation will be granted to producers matching the needs of the participating projects.
The Co-Pro Market individual meetings between producers and the selected projects take place on 28–29 October 2024 in Leipzig with complementary online meetings on 5 November.
We are looking for producers who:
- Have completed an international co-production
- Are looking for projects to co-produce and NOT presenting their own projects at the Co-Pro Market
- Are recommended as partners for the project teams, film topic and original production country
The participation as a Producer without a Project includes:
- Prescheduled individual meetings with project teams
- Participation in Co-Pro Market networking lunches and the traditional Co-Pro Market networking dinner
- Access to the Co-Pro Market Open Programme (networking, talks and discussion formats with other Co-Pro Market participants including decision makers)
- Access to other DOK Industry programmes, networking events, and the DOK Leipzig Programme
Producer without a Project participation: 250€ + 7% VAT if applicable
The application deadline for Producers without a Project is 20 September 2024. We will get back in regards to your application by the end of September.
To apply, please fill in the short Application Form (PDF) and send it to:
Guevara Namer
DOK Co-Pro Market Coordinator
namer [at] dok-leipzig [dot] de (namer[at]dok-leipzig[dot]de)
Guevara Namer
namer [at] dok-leipzig [dot] de (namer[at]dok-leipzig[dot]de)
+49 (0)341 30864-1081
Awards presented at the most recent 2023 edition were:
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).
The Current Time TV Award
along with 2,000 €, went to a project from Central or Eastern Europe.
Unifrance Doc Award
along with subtitling services sponsored by TitraFilm and a Unifrance membership for its French producer.
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.
