All DOK.forum formats at a glance
The DOK.forum Marketplace offers numerous specialised formats. A jury of industry experts and the DOK.forum team decides on the project selection and assigns them to the respective formats of the DOK.forum Marketplace. The aim of the selection is to ensure the best possible matchmaking for both the Marketplace participants and the Marketplace experts.
DOK.archive Pitch
The funding award honours projects with a large proportion of archive material and thus strengthens a documentary genre rich in tradition. The winning project will receive British Pathé archive material worth 22,500 euros or, alternatively, 2,500 euros in cash. British Pathé is the award sponsor. Read more
DOK.composition Pitch
In order to strengthen the artistic collaboration between filmmakers and composers, the best musical concept for a documentary film will be endowed with 2,500 euros. Sponsored by Sonoton Music. Read more
DOK.digital Pitch
The DOK.digital – Award for New Narrative Formats honours contemporary forms of journalistic-factual or documentary storytelling. The award is sponsored by Bayerische Landeszentrale für Neue Medien and endowed with 2,500 euros. Read more
DOK.talent Pitch
The pitch competition offers students from our partner universities the opportunity to further develop their current projects in exchange with editors, producers and distributors and to win new financing partners. Award sponsor is Südkino Filmproduktion GmbH. Read more
Master's Pitch
Up to nine projects with a particularly strong international potential will be pitched on stage and receive feedback from top-class international experts, who themselves will present their insights on current industry topics. A unique format for training and collaboration in partnership with Documentary Campus. Read more
Roundtables
One table, four project teams, five experts: In moderated 90-minute roundtable sessions, filmmakers discuss their latest material in a targeted manner and in an exclusive setting with experts from editorial, production, promotion and sales departments.
One-to-One Meetings
To complement the discussions at the Roundtables and in the pitch events, we offer carefully curated One-to-One meetings of 15 minutes each. The meetings are arranged in advance at the request of the decision makers.
Meet the Experts
In small groups, filmmakers have the opportunity to exchange ideas with experts from the documentary film industry on specialised topics across projects, get consultancy and expand their network.
Training initiative Bavaria-Québec
The training initiative BY+QC Doc CoPro offers emerging director/producer duos with a project in development and experienced producers from Bavaria and Québec to initiate new co-productions on both sides of the Atlantic. Read more
