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 DOK Co-Pro Market expands networks, creates fruitful opportunities for new creative documentaries to enable the subsequent stages of production through discovering possible 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.
Partner delegations are invited to participate in the Co-Pro Market Open Programme that takes place alongside the main market activities. The programme comprises informal networking events and discussions led by international experts who share their practical knowledge on the international market and co-production.
Project Selection 2023
Awards presented at the 2023 edition are:
- Saxon Award for the Best Documentary Project by a Female Director (along with 5,000 EUR)
- Current Time TV Award (along with 2,000 EUR)
- 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.
Maëlle Guenegues
CAT&Docs
After working with various festivals, Maëlle moved into international distribution, first with Point du Jour and Doc&Co before launching CAT&Docs with Catherine Le Clef. CAT&Docs distributes pertinent & impertinent docs on topical questions & timeless subjects; docs that are carefully researched, audacious, question the world & propose new ways of looking at it.
Carmen L. Vicencio
American Documentary
Carmen L. Vicencio is Supervising Producer and Programmer at American Documentary. She is the Showrunner of America ReFramed, the year-round, documentary film showcase on U.S. public television’s World Channel. Carmen is the lead programmer of the series and is in-charge of its acquisitions. Her job includes overseeing all aspects of the programme.
Guevara Namer
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.