We are looking for a coordinator of the Co-Pro Market and Short n’ Sweet 2023. You can find the job listing here. 

The DOK Co-Pro Market, a two-day international co-production and networking platform, brings together some 200 selected international producers, distributors, funders and broadcasters. New creative documentary projects are presented in curated one-on-one meetings and connected with potential co-production and financing partners.

DOK Short n’ Sweet is our short film pitch focusing on the financing and distribution of short documentary, animated documentary and animated films. We look forward to again bringing together short film experts and creative new ideas.

Apply until 15 February

We are thrilled to announce one more DOK Industry Awards 2022!

DOK Co-Pro Market

Four prizes have been awarded to new documentary projects participation in this year’s DOK Co-Pro Market.

The Saxon Award for the Best Documentary Project by a Female Director (along with 5,000 euros) goes to “A Bit of A Stranger” by Svitlana Lishchynska. The prize is donated by the Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism.

The Current Time TV Award (along with 1,500 EUR) goes to “Blum” by Jasmila Žbanić

The EWA Diverse Voices Award (along with 1,000 euros and a year-long mentorship by DOK Leipzig) goes to ”In the Light of Darkness”

The Unifrance Doc Award (along with subtitling services sponsored by TitraFilm and a Unifrance membership for its French producer) goes to “Under the Dance Floor” by Sára Timár.

DOK Preview Germany

At the documentary showcase, one project has been given the D-Facto Motion Works-in-Progress Prize (post-production grant of 10,000 euros): Congratulations to “300 Trillion” by Rudolph Herzog.

DOK Short n’ Sweet

At DOK Short n’ Sweet, one short film project received the Square Eyes Festival Consultation Award – along with a tailor-made consultation on festival strategy by Square Eyes. And the winner is: “The Art of Detaching One’s Memory” by Jan Carlo Natividad (Philippines).

Huge congratulations to all winning teams and big thanks to our partners and all teams and projects who participated in our DOK Industry events.

We proudly present: The DOK Industry programme 2022!

Our industry events take place in Leipzig during the first five days of the festival week (17 to 21 October) – along with livestreams and recordings for all those who can't be there on site. Following the festival week, professionals can additionally network online on October 24 and 25.

DOK Leipzig supports the Ukrainian film industry this year with an initiative created in cooperation with Docudays UA, the Ukrainian Institute and the Goethe-Institut. We offer filmmakers from Ukraine a platform to present their films, network with international industry representatives and forge partnerships that strengthen the future of the country’s talents. The DOK Industry Talk “One Day in Ukraine - A Case Study” presents a successful direct collaboration between Ukrainian producers and a leading European broadcaster.

Our DOK Industry Talk “Personal Storytelling from Underrepresented Communities” introduces the Re-Present Media initiative, which works to promote personal stories by filmmakers from underrepresented groups. In the talk, we build a bridge to European filmmakers of colour.

New this year: the DOK Archive Market. International archives will present their holdings and archive researchers and producers will offer consultations on researching and licensing film material. A programme of case studies and discussions offers insights into the nuts and bolts of archival work and explores the artistic process of archive driven documentaries. Among them: Netflix's true-crime production “Gladbeck: Das Geiseldrama”, which exclusively uses original footage.

Festival Friday at DOK Industry is all about animation, including a DOK Talk, a master class by Špela Čadež and a panel by AG Animationsfilm. With “Animation Meets Doc”, we provide a networking opportunity for documentary filmmakers and animation artists.

DOK Exchange will take place in hybrid form on 20 October. At the Conference, XR industry experts will give keynote speeches on topics such as agency, and the future of social VR. At the online Showcase, experts will advise six innovative XR projects in the development phase.

You can also look forward to the third season of our DOK Industry Podcast. It will be released during the festival week and focuses on representation and diversity in the documentary industry.

You can find all details on the DOK Industry programme including dates here:

DOK Industry Programm

We are looking forward to highlighting 34 new documentary film projects from 32 countries. At our DOK Co-Pro Market (17 and 18 October) they will meet potential co-production, financing and distribution partners. For the first time, a series is part of the selection. This year, the DOK Co-Pro Market will take place primarily on-site.

Some of the producers or directors invited have already shown films at our festival in the past, including Gesa Hollerbach ("All For The Countryside," 2019), Bálint Révész ("Granny Project," 2017), Jasmila Žbanić ("One Day in Sarajevo," 2015) and Susanne Kim (“Cabinets of Wonder," 2021).

Part of the selection are also four promising projects scouted by our DOK Industry team at training initiatives and partner film markets and awarded the DOK Leipzig Accelerator Prize. A fifth project will be selected in late September.

You can find more info about the project selection in our press release.

Call for Producers without a Project

Producers who are actively looking for new audio-visual works to co-produce and have a relevant track record of international co-productions can still apply for participation in the DOK Co-Pro Market without a project. The deadline is 20 September 2022.

Check out the 34 projects and learn how to apply as a producer without a project here. Happy browsing and congratulations to the teams!