Running March 13-19, East Doc Platform is the largest co-production, funding and distribution platform for Central and East European documentaries. Every year, organisers look to connect CEE filmmakers and decision makers – producers, broadcasters, distributors and festival programmers – from around the world.
The 13th edition will take place during the One World human rights film festival and delivers four key pitch platforms; East Silver Market, East Doc Market, Czech Docs: Coming Soon and East Doc Forum, which includes 17 Ex Oriente pitch projects.
EAST SILVER MARKET 2025: Taking place on March 17, the market is for finished films and rough cuts, and consists of pre-scheduled in-person meetings between carefully selected creators and industry decision-makers. The market aims to foster the distribution and promotion of projects in post-production, rough cuts and completed films from Central and Eastern Europe.
- Isabella (dir. Joanna Janikowska, prod. Anna Gawlita – Kijora Film sp. z o.o., Marta Szymanowska – Kijora Film sp. z o.o., co-prod. Rosanna D’ALoisio – Domus Films, PL, IT, 2025)
- 9 Month Contract (dir. Ketevan Vashagashvili, prod. Nino Chichua, Anna Khazaradze – 1991 Productions, co-prod. Martichka Bozhilova – AGITPROP, Sylvia Nagel – Vincent productions, GE, 2024)
- A Song Without Home (dir. Rati Tsiteladze, prod. Olga Slusareva – ArtWay Film, GE, 2024)
- Heart Don’t Be Afraid (dir. Ana Kvichidze, prod. Avtandil Khorava – Moonbow, co-prod. Natalia Imaz Mariam Bitsadze, GE, DE, 2021)
- What about Petey? (dir. Martin Trabalík, prod. Jan Bodnár- GNOMON PRODUCTION S.R.O., co-prod. Silvia Panáková – Dayhey, CZ, SK, 2025)
- My Family and Other Clowns (dir. Heilika Pikkov, Liina Särkinen, prod. Ülo Pikkov – Silmviburlane, EE, 2025)
- Because I Have to (dir. Jakub Kučera, prod. Tomáš Pertold – Perfilm, Michael Přibil – Perfilm, CZ, 2024)
- The Town That Drove Away (dir. Grzegorz Piekarski, Natalia Pietsch, prod. Katarzyna Kostecka – LARMO, co-prod. TVP National Polish TV, PL, 2025)
- Hungry (dir. Susanne Brandstaetter, prod. Susanne Brandstaetter – Susanne Brandstätter Filmproduktion / Envision Film, AT, 2025)
- The Longer You Bleed (dir. Ewan Waddell, prod. Ewan Waddell – Runscape Gallery Liubov Dyvak, UA, DE, 2024)
- What the… Hen! (dir. Joanna Deja, prod. Justyna Kluczewska – Raban, Maciek Ostatek – Raban, PL, 2024)
- The Wind Blows Where It Pleases (dir. Andreea Udrea, prod. Ana Maria Vijdea – Remora Films, RO, 2025)
- Signs of life (dir. Julia Kushnarenko, prod. Victor Candeias – DocNomads, HU, BE, PT, 2024)
- Stone of destiny (dir. Julie Černá, prod. Kristina Husová – Pure Shore, CZ, 2025)
- Hidden (dir. Monika Kotecka, prod. Marta Szymanowska, PL, 2026)
EAST DOC MARKET 2025: Running March 18–19, talented filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe will connect with over 70 international funders, broadcasters, distributors, sales agents, and festival representatives. Held as part of the East Doc Platform 2025, the East Doc Market will host more than 400 tailored one-on-one meetings, offering a unique opportunity to showcase feature-length projects, series, and shorts in development, production, and post-production or rough-cut stage.
- Making Friends with the Idea of a Father (dir. Nikolay Stefanov, prod. Ralitsa Golemanova (Smarty Pants Shooter), BG, premiere: February 2026)
- A satellite for Burulaï (dir. Suium Sulaimanova, Antonin Lechat, prod. Emmanuel Gétaz (Dreampixies), CH, premiere: January 2027)
- Confessions of a Female Gamer (dir. Dolya Gavanski, prod. Dolya Gavanski (Thea Films), Martichka Bozhilova (AGITPROP), co-prod. Alex Tondowski (Tondowski Films), BG, DE, UK, premiere: February 2026)
- Glowing (dir. Martin Páv, prod. Zuzana Kučerová (Frame Films), CZ, premiere: January 2026)
- My Other Perfect Me (dir. Veronika Lišková, prod. Martina Netíková (Cinémotif Films), Kristýna Michálek Květová (Cinémotif Films), co-prod. Anna Mach Rumanová (filmsomnia), Sebastiano Luca Insinga (Jump Cut), CZ, SK, IT, premiere: February 2027)
- Wave (dir. Mariam Chachia, prod. Mariam Chachia (Kino Elva), co-prod. Monica Lazurean-Gorgan, Ineke Smits, GE, RO, premiere: June 2026)
- Dekonstrukt (dir. Mateusz Góra, Kamil Wilk, prod. Piotr Śmiechowski (Telemark), PL, premiere: May 2026)
- Phantom Limb (dir. Catherine Norman Tahirovic, prod. Dženan Medanović, BA, premiere: March 2026)
- I See No Death (dir. Jevhen Titarenko, prod. Guntis Trekteris (Ego Media), co-prod. Natalia Khaza (Braha Production Company), LV, UA, premiere: January 2026)
- Not so far away places (dir. Renato Borrayo Serrano, Yulia Vishnevets, prod. Vlad Ketkovich (Ana Film), Milana Christitch (Ana Film), co-prod. Filip Remunda (Hypermarket Film), FR, CZ, premiere: October 2026)
- Shut the Fuck Up! (dir. Taisiia Kutuzova, prod. Alona Savchuk (Crimean Waves), UA, premiere: November 2025)
CZECH DOCS: COMING SOON: Five upcoming Czech feature-length documentaries will be presented on March 17 by their producer-director teams.
- Who Is Missing Today? (dir. Květa Chaloupková, prod. Jitka Kotrlová – Frame Films, CZ, March 2026)
- Land of Fire (dir. Nikola Klinger, prod. Kristina Husová – CINEPOINT, co-prod. Jan Wilde – Zeitgebilde Filmproduktion, Taghreed Saadeh – Ram Film Productions INC, CZ, DE, CA, March 2026)
- How Long Until We Die Out? (dir. Juliana Moska, prod. Klára Mamojková, Wanda Kaprálová, CLAW, co-prod. Matěj Sotnik – Guča films, CZ, SK, PL, March 2026)
- Wasteland Chronicles (dir. Viera Čákanyová, Lucia Kašová, Barbora Sliepková, prod. Anna Mach Rumanová – filmsomnia, co-prod. Martina Netíková – Cinémotif Films, CZ, SK, PL, Fall 2025-Spring 2026)
- Death of Death (dir. Davis Simanis, prod. Radim Procházka, Kuli Film, co-prod. Gungtis Trekteris – EGO Media, CZ, LV, 2025)
EAST DOC FORUM: East Doc Forum returns in 2025 with a new slate of outstanding projects. This year, a total of 25 feature-length documentary or docuseries projects in development or early production have been selected to participate. These include 17 projects developed at Ex Oriente Film, an international project-based training program.
- Sounds of Revolution (dir. Nikoloz Bezhanishvili, prod. Nikoloz Bezhanishvili (NIKADOCFILM), GE, status: development)
- Always Far Away (dir. Roman Ďuriš, prod. Richard Šimeček (Svjetski films s.r.o.), co-prod. Michal Sikora, SK, CZ, status: production)
- Recovery (dir. Roman Bondarchuk, Vadim Ilkov, prod. Darya Bassel (Moon Man LLC), UA, FR, status: development)
- Letters to my Creator (dir. Ivo Briedis, Alex Shiriaieff, prod. Uldis Cekulis (VFS Films), LV, SE, status: production)
- Inner Landscapes (dir. Zofia Sawicka, prod. Zofia Kujawska, Maciej Kubicki (Telemark Sp. z o.o.), PL, status: production)
- Romi Vajda – the Palace Revolution (dir. Olga Lucovnicova, Verbeke Annabel, prod. Nicolai Frederik (While We’re Here), BE, RO, MD, status: development)
- Rotations (dir. Eliška Andršová Cílková, prod. Lukáš Kokeš (nutprodukce), CZ, status: production)
- Eat a Book (dir. Iskra Angelova, prod. Martichka Bozhilova (Agitprop), BG, status: development)
Ex Oriente Film projects: feature-length documentaries:
- Be Realistic, Demand the Impossible (dir. Vanja Jambrović , prod. Tibor Keser, Vanja Jambrović (Restart), HR, status: production)
- Blue Sweater with a Yellow Hole (dir. Tetiana Khodakivska, prod. Elena Saulich (Pronto Film), UA, FR, CZ, status: production)
- Cooperative (dir. Mykhailo Volkov, Roman Blazhan, prod. Roman Blazhan (Minimal Movie), UA, status: development)
- The Island of Freedom (dir. Haruna Honcoop, prod. Hui-chen Huang, CZ, TW, SK, status: development)
- My father, the ICEMAN (dir. Łukasz Kowalski, prod. Anna Mazerant (4.30 STUDIO), PL, status: production)
- St. Barbara’s Children (dir. Oliwia Tonteri, prod. Aino Halonen, Oliwia Tonteri (Kompot (FIN)), FI, PL, status: development)
- Operation Champion (dir. Mariam Nikolaishvili, prod. Irina Gelashvili (RADIUM FILMS), GE, status: development)
- Parallel Space (dir. Martin Piga, prod. Tereza Tokárová (CinePunkt), SK, status: development)
- Retrospective (dir. Gabrielė Urbonaitė, prod. Uljana Kim, Migla Butkute (Studio Uljama Kim), LT, status: development)
- SLAVA (dir. Soňa G. Lutherová, prod. Maroš Hečko, Peter Veverka (AZYL, spol. s.r.o), SK, CZ, DE, Italy, status: development)
- Virtual Girlfriends (dir. Barbora Chalupová, prod. Pavla Klimešová (Helium Film), CZ, SK, status: production/postproduction)
- Gone Guy (dir. Andrei Dascalescu, prod. Ligia Ciornei (Filmlab), RO, UA, status: production)
Ex Oriente Film projects: docuseries:
- Cradle To Grave (dir. Stanislav Donchev, prod. Teodora Doncheva, BG, status: development)
- Frozen Ocean (dir. Viktória Dénes , prod. Julianna Ugrin (Éclipse Film), HU, FR, status: development)
- Near Light (dir. Niccolò Salvato, prod. Mara Cracaleanu (Melancholia Pictures), RO, IT, FR, DE, status: development)
- One Inch Eastward (dir. Irina Maldea, prod. Brendan Culleton (Akajava Films), Ireland, BG, RO, UA, status: development)
- SPORT TO THE PEOPLE (dir. Đuro Gavran, prod. Miljenka Čogelja (Pipser d.o.o.), HR, IT, SI, RS, CZ, FR, DE, status: development)
