You are a film enthusiast and interested to gain insights into the documentary film industry? You want to know how a festival works throughout the year? Join us! We are looking for an intern to assist us preparing the upcoming DOK Industry edition.

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Berlinale is only a few days away and we can’t wait to meet with you in person at the European Film Market! We will be around for the duration of the EFM (16–22 February) and here’s when and where you can find us to talk about your newest projects, films and all DOK Leipzig related questions.

Meet the Festivals

You can book short one-on-one sessions with members of our festival programme and DOK Industry Team. “Meet the Festivals” takes place daily from 17–20 February, 11:00–12:00 at Café Connect at the EFM’s new location, the Documentation Centre.

Pre-register via the EFM event schedule

Happy Hour with Doc Alliance

Join us to celebrate docs! Together with our festival partners of Doc Alliance, we are happy to welcome you at the Happy Hour on Saturday, 18 February, 18:00–19:00 at Café Connect. The event is open to all Market Badge holders. Come by, meet representatives from all Doc Alliance festivals and learn about the network’s joint activities.Come by, meet representatives from all Doc Alliance festivals and learn about the network’s joint activities.

See more info at the EFM website

Consult the Experts

The Documentary Association of Europe invites you to follow the journey of the short documentary “Waking up in Silence” (Berlinale Generation 2023) and to get insights from the directing duo as well as two industry experts – with DOK Industry director Nadja Tennstedt.

Pre-register via the EFM event schedule for Saturday, 18 February, 15:00–16:00 at Café Connect.

None of these sessions fit your schedule? Reach out to us directly during the EFM. We will be happy to be in touch with you:

Thérèse Antony & Lina Dinkla
Programme Department 
programm [at] dok-leipzig [dot] de

Nadja Tennstedt & Roland Löbner
DOK Industry Department
industry [at] dok-leipzig [dot] de

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