DOK Co-Pro Market

DOK Co-Pro Market

default
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.
Accredited
Off
Call for projects now open
blue
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.

A graphic with the text: Call for Dok Co-Pro Market, Apply with your projects in development until 15 July
Stefan Ibrahim
Apply Now with Your Project

The 21st DOK Co-Pro Market is now open for applications!

We are looking for your ambitious, creative, author-driven documentary and animated documentary projects.

Feature-length projects that aspire a theatrical release, one-offs and creative series are all encouraged to apply.

We only accept projects that are in development or early stages of production. Projects in post-production are not eligible.

The deadline for applications is 15 July 2025.

Please find all relevant information on participating with a project and how to submit in the Co-Pro Market Entry Guidelines. For any further questions, please check our FAQ. The application takes place via myDOK, you’ll need to login (or register for a new account) to access the entry form.

We look forward to seeing the projects you bring forth this year!

Start your application here

Co-Pro Market at a glance

A room full of people sitting at tables in small groups talking to each other
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.

Two people listen very intently to the two sitting opposite them at a table
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.

Three people in conversation at a standing table, behind them are more people busily talking to each other
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.

Contact

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

Accredited
Off

Review the 2024 Project Selection

Alumni Projects

that have recently celebrated their world premieres
Four young boys in bathing clothes climb down a golden cliff towards water, one boy has just jumped in the water
Imago
Co-Pro Market 2020

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

World Premiere at Festival de Cannes 2025

in front of a sunset, the silhouettes of a person and a motorbike are visible
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

A curly haired man films with his video camera out of his window
Letters from Wolf Street
Co-Pro Market 2022

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

World Premiere at Berlinale Panorama 2025

three-columns
Accredited
Off

More Projects to Discover

A conference room filled with a lot of people who stand and sit.
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.

Two persons look at a laptop display while talking to each other.
Project Archive

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

two-columns
Accredited
Off

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.

Inpage Navigation
On