DOK Industry: Jump in!
Sign up for a time slot for the DOK Industry Helpdesk to get advice by DOK Industry staff on making the most of your time at the festival and which opportunities are on offer during the Industry programme.
To get guidance prior to the festival and prepare your attendance, book a slot for the online DOK Industry Helpdesk.
Language
English
Access
Accredited guests welcome
Prior registration required
You want to sign up for the Helpdesk? Please log in to access the registration forms.
Are you new to documentary film festivals or would you like to know more about navigating the international market? Have you got a film in the festival’s programme or Film Market this year or a new project to push? If so, sign up for an Industry Toolkit session, where opportunities, strategies and dos and don’ts will be discussed in small groups led by an industry expert.
Language
English
Access
Accredited guests welcome
Prior registration required
Moderators
Katharina Bergfeld, Ma.ja.de.
Julia Weigl, Filmfest Munich
You want to sign up for a Toolkit session? Please log in to access the registration forms.
Attend DOK Industry Intros to expand your knowledge on certain aspects of the industry. Experienced professionals working in diverse fields share their insights and expertise in this series of talks.
Co-production between partners from several territories can increase opportunities to create a diversified and sustainable financing structure and to unlock the full potential of a project also in terms of audience reach. Get valuable insights and insider tips from producers experienced in cross-border collaboration sharing best practices and lessons learned.
The recording of the event will be available on this page the day after.
Moderator
- Tanja Georgieva-Waldhauer, Elemag Pictures, Germany
Panellists
- Sonja Henrici, Sonja Henrici Creates, UK
- Mark Olexa, DOK MOBILE, Switzerland
- Christian Popp, YAMI 2 Productions, France
What can a sales agent do for your film? How to find and work with a sales agent? Get to know experienced sales agents who will share insights into their working practices and current trends. Find out about their marketing and sales strategies and what they are looking for when selecting documentaries for their slates.
The recording of the event will be available on this page the day after.
Moderator
- Zeynep Güzel, Consultant, Germany
Panellists
- Yvette De los Santos, Feelsales, Spain
- Maëlle Guenegues, CAT&Docs, France
- Rūta Švedkauskaitė, Films Boutique, Germany
What is the distribution potential of documentaries today? How to best combine digital, traditional and alternative release channels and how to define success? What is the right moment for producers to start thinking about the distribution of their films? Get an introduction to the complex world of distribution by experienced professionals from the field discussing their strategies in releasing and marketing documentaries.
Moderator
- Magdalene Reddy, Durban FilmMart, South Africa
Panellists
- Joachim Kühn, Real Fiction Filmverleih, Germany
- Jürgen Pohl, Salzgeber & Co, Germany
- Gerald Weber, sixpackfilm, Austria
These networking sessions give plenty of chances to connect with industry professionals, to expand your network, get advice and discuss opportunities for your current films or upcoming projects.
Access
Accredited guests welcome
We invite our fellow festival programmers and market organisers to introduce themselves to each other and attending filmmakers, to outline what kinds of films they are looking for and what industry activities and opportunities they offer. The session will conclude with plenty of space for free mixing and mingling.
Moderator
Babette Dieu, EFM Toolbox Co-Project Leader, Germany
Join a roundtable with representatives of diverse training initiatives to get to know their workshop programmes and opportunities for your projects.
Prior registration required.
Training Initiatives
Sign up for an individual meeting with a sales agent or distributor to get feedback and advice on your current film or project in development.
Prior registration required.
Sales Agents & Distributors
Sign up for one-on-one speed consultations with archive researchers and archive producers to get advice on researching and licensing footage for your project.
Onsite-registration at the information counter during the DOK Archive Market. First come, first served.
Archive Researchers & Producers
DOK Leipzig celebrates documentaries and animated films as well as innovative works combining both. We invite all professionals working in animation to mix with documentary filmmakers keen on exploring the creative potential that animation techniques can set free.
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