Five Polish producers will be representing six projects during DOK Industry as part of the Delegation Mix&Mingle/Round Table meetings. In addition, the project The Gap by Paweł Ferdek, will take part in co-pro meetings as part of the DOK Co-Pro Market. Additionally, eight films, five of which are docs, are selected for the festival, including three in International Doc Film Comp.
“We attend DOK Leipzig every year. For two decades, we have been working to ensure that Polish documentary filmmakers are also represented at DOK Industry,” says Katarzyna Wilk of KFF Sales. “This is often the first place where they look for co-production and financial partners for their projects. This year, the Polish delegation will feature both experienced producers and those just starting out. They will be bringing primarily intimate stories to Leipzig, though sometimes with history and politics in the background.”
“I’m really looking forward to this year’s festival under Ola Staszel’s new leadership,” Wilk adds. “We’ve known each other for years and I’ve always followed her programming decisions with interest. I know she’s passionate about Polish cinema, so I’m sure we’ll see some excellent films from our country this year.”
The delegation to DOK Industry will include producers and directors representing the following selected documentary projects:
- Jakub Klawikowski (ASF Studio) Projects: What a Coincidence? by Karina Kleszczewska. Inner Wild by Kama Czudowska.
- Mateusz Kordyl (Lost At Sea) Project: The Best by Karol Lindholm
- Agnieszka Iwańska (7Films) Project: Short Stories about Lucia by Agnieszka Iwańska
- Aleksandra Szczęsna (No Prob Production House) Project: The Feast by Jarosław Sadowski
- Małgorzata Wabińska (Entertain Pictures) Project: Patterns of Being by Małgorzata Wabińska
Eight Polish films, including five documentaries, will be screened at DOK Leipzig this year. The festival’s International Documentary Film Competition features:
- Blossoming by Kamila Serwicka. Synopsis: Filmed over a span of five years after Kamila returns to her small hometown, the documentary chronicles three generations of women—her grandmother, her mother (Agnieszka, a grocery store worker), and her sisters—as they break years of silence, confront a violent family environment, and seek independence and healing together.
- I’m Painting a Self-Portrait, but All I See Is My Sister’s Face by Helena Stańczyk. Synopsis: An animated short documentary about Alicja and Bożena Wahl, identical twin sisters and visual artists, based on excerpts selected from over 450 diaries kept by Alicja for nearly 50 years and the artistic work of both sisters.
- Letters from the Silenced Country by Andrei Kutsila. Synopsis: A portrait of contemporary Belarus told through stories of individuals who have endured imprisonment, repression, and exile – voices silenced by an autocratic regime.
Meanwhile, Closure by Michał Marczak has been selected for the Audience Award Competition. In the film, which world-premiered at Sundance 2026, after his teenage son goes missing, Daniel scours the depths of Warsaw’s Vistula River, torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the hope that his son may still be alive.
The fifth Polish documentary, Growing Up by Adam Roszkowski, will be screened in the Young Eyes section and will have its world premiere in Leipzig. In the film, over five years, we follow a teenage boxer growing up and dreaming of winning the Polish junior title.
The Polish Docs Pro delegation is coordinated by the Krakow Film Foundation.
