DOK Co-Pro Market

DOK Co-Pro Market

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The DOK Co-Pro Market is a co-financing and networking event that connects producers with industry colleagues. The two-day gathering facilitates the financing of new creative documentary projects and offers exclusive access to the multifaceted German and international non-fiction markets.
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About

The DOK Co-Pro Market features 35 international documentary and animated documentary projects in development and matches project holders with new partners for co-production, financing and distribution. The Co-Pro Market expands networks and creates fruitful opportunities for new creative documentaries by exploring potential partnerships.

Over two days, DOK Industry organizes 850+ curated one-on-one meetings and plenty of informal networking opportunities in a friendly and welcoming setting.  

In addition, partner delegations are invited to the Co-Pro Market Open Programme which takes place alongside the main market activities. The programme comprises informal networking events and discussions led by international experts who share practical knowledge on the international market and co-production.

Co-Pro Market at a glance

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Who?

The teams of 35 international documentary projects in development/early production are joining to meet potential co-producers, commissioning editors, finders and distributors. 
More than 175 professionals participate in the DOK Co-Pro Market, including 130+ international financiers an d experienced producers looking for new projects to co-produce.

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What?

Over 850 curated one-on-one meetings bringing together project holders with potential co-producers and co-financiers, preceded by an online session for the selected project teams as a warm up and preparation of their participation. Open Programme with curated talks, discussions and mutual exchange to gain market intelligence and network.

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When and Where?

The 21st DOK Co-Pro Market takes place 27–28 October as part of the 68th DOK Leipzig Film Festival and is located in Leipzig’s picturesque city centre with industry venues and cinemas in walking distance.

The online prep session will be held via zoom early October 2025.

DOK Co-Pro Coordinator

co-pro-market [at] dok-leipzig [dot] de (co-pro-market[at]dok-leipzig[dot]de)
+49 (0)341 30864-1081

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Review the 2024 Project Selection

Filmstill Africa AI

Africa AI

Amilcar Patel Kamva Collective
South Africa
Filmstill Bitter Seed

Bitter Seed

Camélia Gadhgadhi Amok Films, Libre Image
France,
Algeria
Filmstill Blackbelts

Blackbelts

Kan Muftic PANIMAGE GmbH
Switzerland
Filmstill BOOM!

BOOM!

Laura Plancarte The Republic of Park Royal Ltd, LP Films LTD
UK
Filmstill Chunyu: A Death Foretold

Chunyu: A Death Foretold

Fan Yang Walking in the Mountains, Electric Shadow
China,
Canada
Filmstill Downhill Kargil

Downhill Kargil

Nupur Agrawal, Shivajee Biswanath AutumnWolves Media LLP
India
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Entr’actes

Yuriy Shylov LLC "Alarm Productions"
Ukraine
Filmstill Fists of Peace

Fists of Peace

Jacopo De Bertoldi, Petna Ndaliko Katondolo AntropicA SRL, Alkebu
Italy,
DR Congo
Filmstill The Free Speech Rises

The Free Speech Rises

Daphné Leblond, Lisa Billuart-Monet Les Films d’Ici, Iota Production
France,
Belgium
Filmstill From Here

From Here

Philipp Diettrich, Sara Woldeslassie PINKY SWEAR FILM GbR
Germany
Filmstill From Radvanka

From Radvanka

Tomi Hazhlinsky LLC Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema
Ukraine
Filmstill The Gary Project

The Gary Project

Luchina Fisher Little Light Productions, Sisters in Cinema
USA
Filmstill The Goldfather

The Goldfather

Decio Matos Jr. CAPURI, Delicatessen Filmes
Brazil
Filmstill Hana, Algeria and Me

Hana, Algeria and Me

Assia Tamerdjent Making of Films, Urubu Films
France,
Algeria
Filmstill Hope Is a Word

Hope Is a Word

Maria Galliani Dyrvik Smau media, Zuri24 media
Norway,
Nigeria
Filmstill If I Die

If I Die

Esther Vital O Par Produções LTDA, Marmitafilms, Midralgar, Esther Vital
Brazil,
France,
Spain
Filmstill Kafka in Belgrade (WT)

Kafka in Belgrade (WT)

Maša Nešković Marienbad Film
Serbia
Filmstill The Land We Breathe

The Land We Breathe

Manuel Inacker Restart, Hoferichter & Jacobs GmbH
Croatia,
Germany
Filmstill Left Behind

Left Behind

Nasib Farah Emjay Productions
Denmark
Filmstill Letelier File

The Letelier File

Rafael Valdeavellano, Nicolas Acuña La Ventana Cine
Chile
Filmstill Letters

Letters

Andrei Kutsila DocEdu Foundation, DOCDAYS Productions GmbH
Poland,
Germany
Filmstill My Dad’s a Farmer

My Dad’s a Farmer

El kheyer Zidani Z&K Production, jippie Film GbR
Algeria,
Germany
Filmstill My Skin and I

My Skin and I

Milton Guillén, Fiona Guy Hall Mayana Films, Solaris Film
Nicaragua,
Germany,
USA
Filmstill not-yet-here

not-yet-here

Giorgio Bosisio Studio x01
Italy
Filmstill Oh, Heart Don’t Be Afraid

Oh, Heart Don’t Be Afraid

Ana Kvichidze Moonbow Production, parabellum film, 17/07 Productions
Georgia,
Germany
Filmstill Popol Vuh: A Cosmic Journey

Popol Vuh: A Cosmic Journey

Walter Fasano Good 'n Proper
USA
Filmstill Queerinale, Who Will Take Care of Me?

Queerinale, Who Will Take Care of Me?

Matteo Castellino Stefilm International s.r.l.
Italy
Filmstill Rebellion of Memory

Rebellion of Memory

Joël Jent Aaron Film GmbH, Les Films d’Ici, Amazona Producciones
Switzerland,
France,
Peru
Filmstill Sacred Songs

Sacred Songs

Nona Giunashvili 17/07 Productions
Georgia
Filmstill Sitting the Month

Sitting the Month

Marita Stocker eikon media GmbH
Germany
Filmstill Solo

Solo

Amine Boukhris Donia Films, Dynamo Production
Tunisia,
France,
Qatar
Filmstill Umbrellas of the Acrobats

Umbrellas of the Acrobats

Mukesh Subramaniam Elsewhat, Filament Pictures, Twenty Twenty Vision
India,
USA,
Germany
Filmstill When a Poet Goes to War

When a Poet Goes to War

Aung Naing Soe Singing Cicadas, 101fps, Enemy Films
Thailand,
Hong Kong,
UK
Filmstill The Wind’s Thirst

The Wind’s Thirst

Alejandro Valbuena Curare Films
Colombia,
Canada
Filmstill Woman in White

Woman in White

Emmanuelle Mayer Emmanuelle Mayer Films, Laughing Buddha Films
Israel

Alumni Projects

that have recently celebrated their world premieres
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Imago
Co-Pro Market 2020

produced by: Alexandra Mélot, Anne-Laure Guégan and Géraldine Sprimont

World Premiere at Festival de Cannes 2025

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Cutting through Rocks
Co-Pro Market 2019

produced by: Sara Khaki and Mohamma Reza Eyni for Gandom Films Productions, Inselfilm

World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2025 and awarded with the World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize

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Letters from Wolf Street
Co-Pro Market 2022

produced by Arjun Talwar for Uni-Solo Studio, Inselfilm Produktion
 

World Premiere at Berlinale Panorama 2025

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More Projects to Discover

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Acclaim for Co-Pro Market Alumni

Follow the journey of the projects presented at our Co-Pro Market. You can find out about recent releases and festival premieres here.

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Project Archive

Want to discover the documentary projects that have been part of the Co-Pro Market since 2020? Start browsing here.

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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.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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