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Every year, about 1,600 professional guests from more than 80 countries come to Leipzig to participate in over 50 events under the umbrella of DOK Industry. This year, for the first time ever, DOK Industry Programme will be organised as hybrid event. Whether you will join us in Leipzig or online, we are thrilled to invite you to take part in an intense and inspiring festival week and celebrate the film community.

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Discover the DOK Industry Programme 2021

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Industry Schedule

Browse all events – and if you have already been accredited, put together your personal calendar!

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Industry Programme A–Z

Discover all activities and networking opportunities we offer for our accredited guests this year, and get to know new formats such as our Spotlight on Archive.

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Industry Guide

See who is our guest this year. The list is growing every day and we can't wait to see you all in Leipzig and online!

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“We aim to provide a platform that allows both onsite and online participants to enter new collaborations in an open and welcoming environment. In doing so, we aim to strengthen the documentary community and make it easier for emerging talents and equity-seeking creative individuals to enter the international market.”

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Nadja Tennstedt

Director of DOK Industry

What’s happening at DOK Industry?

24/10/2021

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Welcome to the first hybrid edition of DOK Industry

DOK Industry kicks off tomorrow and we are very excited to welcome you to our very first hybrid edition. But what does hybrid actually mean?

11/10/2021

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Short n’ Sweet: 8 short film projects will be presented live

This year’s Short n’ Sweet selection is here - and we are thrilled! Eight fresh, artistic and exciting short film projects will be presented by the project teams in front of a panel of buyers, programmers and distributors and to an audience of experts, aficionados and peers.

11/10/2021

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DOK Exchange work-in-progress showcase selection

Come and discover the six amazing projects selected for the DOK Exchange work-in-progress showcase! The teams will present their interactive projects to the audience and to experts from the fields of research, funding, distribution, art and technology.

23/9/2021

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DOK Preview 2021 Selection

We are excited to share our DOK Preview project selection of this year’s edition with you and give a final push for their successful global circulation.

DOK Industry Online offers networking opportunities with the highest-quality German and international decision makers and funders in a cosy, laid back atmosphere. This is the meeting place for artistic documentary and a hub for interactive and immersive arts practitioners and experts.

150+ festival programmers
250+ commissioners, buyers, distributors, sales agents and funders
300+ producers
More than 1,100 scheduled individual meetings at the Co-Pro Market and Meet the Experts Meetings
Daily networking hangouts and Get Togethers

Project presentations from all over the world
Podcasts from exciting and unusual professionals to inspire
Over 20,000 € in services and prizes to win
DOK Exchange with 80 immersive artists and experts
Access to the DOK Leipzig film programme

COVID-safe Festival Participation

We are delighted to welcome our international guests to the city in October, to share the excitement of watching the newest and grandest films on the big screen in our festival cinemas and to meet each other and catch up after a long period of virtual networking.

We are making the health of our guests a priority and are taking measures to ensure a safe participation for industry professionals who are joining us in Leipzig for our events.

Following the health and safety measures recommended by the German Federal State, we are opening onsite participation in DOK Industry Programme exclusively to individuals who are fully vaccinated against or have recovered from COVID-19*.

Read more about our COVID-19 policy here.

Project Archive

Discover the documentary projects presented at DOK Industry 2020.

36 projects were part of the DOK Co-Pro Market, and furthers projects were presented at the DOK Preview rough-cut presentations, the XR conference DOK Exchange, and the short film pitch DOK Short n’ Sweet.

Browse the project archive

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.