Due to the ongoing public health crisis COVID-19 and its impact on the audiovisual industry, the DOK Co-Pro Market will be an online offering in 2020. Although we’d much rather meet you in Leipzig in person, we are excited to match projects with potential international partners and present exciting, up-to-date sessions in the Open Programme.

36 projects in development or early stages of production will meet online on 26 & 27 October 2020 to meet potential co-producers, co-financiers, broadcasters, funds, distributors and sales representatives. The goal is to expand networks, create fruitful opportunities to finance new creative documentaries and face head on the radical challenges that have presented themselves this year.

We are so pleased to welcome 36 new projects looking for co-production, financing and distribution partners to participate in the 16th DOK Co-Pro Market, but the first digital edition since its establishment. Two jam-packed days of meetings, Open Programme, mingles and other networking possibilities are planned.

Have a look at our project overview and producers interested in making meetings with the selected projects can still register their interest until September 25. Happy browsing and congratulations to the teams.

Selin Murat

Montreal International Documentary Film Festival (RIDM) & Parabola Films, Canada

Residing between Montreal and Istanbul, Selin Murat has collaborated with the Montreal International Documentary Film Festival (RIDM) as film programmer since 2016 and head programmer of its industry forum since 2018. Co-founder of production company Parabola Films in Montreal in 2010, she has vast experience working in the independent documentary industry in Canada and internationally, creatively producing multiple award-winning feature-length films for broadcast, festivals, and theatrical releases.

Alex Tondowski

Tondowski Films, Germany

Alex Tondowski started out as a stage actor in the 1980’s in Paris, London, and New York. He then continued his career as a screen actor in Los Angeles. In 2004 he moved to Berlin and started producing with his wife Ira. Tondowski Films now has offices in Berlin, Leipzig and Bonn Germany.

The company’s productions have won major prizes, among them the German Lola 2020 for Born in Evin and the IDFA VPRO Award in 2013 for Song From the Forest. Tondowski Films is present at major pitches, festivals and markets globally. Over the past 6 years they have built a solid network of partners around the world.

• More than 175 professionals participate in the DOK Co-Pro Market, including 85+ international decision makers
• The programme takes place as an online edition on 26 & 27 October 2020
• Producers without projects also attend the DOK Co-Pro Market looking for new projects for their slates
• We have no geographic quotas or restrictions: projects from all over the world are invited to apply
• Round tables, digital hangouts, side programming will all still be part of our first streamlined, efficient online edition