DocsBarcelona Industry (May 12-16) has unveiled the 33 projects selected for its 3-day Forum, running May 13 to 15.
One of the leading non-fiction markets in Southern Europe, more than 800 accredited professionals from the European, Latin American, and international documentary community will have the opportunity to connect, co-produce, and collaborate on these 33 new and advanced projects. The selected participants will take part in various Forum activities: Public Pitch (14/05), Rough Cut Pitch (15/05), New Tech Pitch (13/05) and Speed Meetings.
PUBLIC PITCH
- Before The. Feast. Dir: Rajani Mani · Prod: Rajani Mani (Elephant Corridor Films)
- Labour Day Dir: Joel Karppanen · Prod: Pasi Hakkio (Wacky Tie Films)
- Norway vs Sápmi. Dir: Håvard Bustnes · Prod: Håvard Bustnes, Johannes Vang (UpNorth Film)
- She Got Game. Dir: Elena Rebeca Carini · Prod: Matteo Pecorara, Irina Malcea-Candea (Small Boss)
- When You’re Not Here. Dir: Pol Picas, Marta Sellart · Prod: Ventura Durall (Glia Films)
- Julian Assange: This is all about you. Dir: Etienne Huver · Prod: Marina Ladous, Myriam Weil (Slug News, Federation Studio France)
- Tokyo Meltdown. Dir: María Urquijo · Prod: Antoine Goldet (Amok Films)
- All We Have Is Us. Dir: Aline Juárez · Prod: Juan Francisco Donoso (Formando Rutas)
- Berliner. Dir: Anna Khazaradze · Prod: Nino Chichua (1991 Productions)
- Capitán. Dir: Laura Otálora · Prod: Estephania Bonnett (Playlab Films, Tomato Content)
- Gaza Sunbirds. Dir: Flavia Capellini · Prod: Ana Gonzalez, Kristian Van der Heyden, Alex King (Eye Rise Films)
- Romania vs Romania. Dir: Anelise Salan · Prod: Roxana Ardelean (The L Studio Film)
ROUGH CUT PITCH
- 3 Times A Rebel. Dir: Anna M. Bofarull · Prod: Rok Biček (Cvinger Films)
- Homesick. Dir: Tanja Inwol Sørensen · Prod: Tanja Inwol Sørensen (Tambo Film ApS)
- Jaripeo. Dir: Efraín Lázaro Mojica, Rebecca Zweig Prod: Sarah Strunnin, Efraín Lázaro Mojica, Rebecca Zweig, Isadora Macleod (Misfits Entertainment)
- Stories for Sandro. Dir: Giacomo Boeri · Prod: Carlo Alpeggiani (The Blink Fish Srl)
- The Wind’s Thirst. Dir: Alejandro Valbuena · Prod: Alejandro Valbuena (Curare Films)
- Kalari Kid. Dir: Maria Kaur Bedi · Prod: Esther van Messel (First Hand Films)
NEW TECH PITCH
- A Dangerous Journey. Dir: Lucija Stojevic · Prod: Andrés Bartos Amory (Noon Films)
- Address Unknown: The Series. Dir: Arif Khan · Prod: Adam Cullen Young, Estela Valdivieso Chen (Serendipity Films)
- Attention Move: This is America. Dir: Edward Button, Liz Hinlein Prod: Liz Hinlein, Aaron Woolfolk, Edward Button (Attention Move Inc)
- Lid Scape. Dir: Sebastián Carrasco · Prod: Andrés Piñeiros (Scrmbld Studio)
- There’s something in the silence. Dir: Patricia Perez Fernandez Prod: Cristóbal García Ortiz, Patricia Perez Fernandez (La Terraza Films)
- Tiflo Maze. Dir: Carlitos Cañete · Prod: Dea Pompa (Koreko Gua)
SPEED MEETINGS
- Hep Hep Hop. Dir: Alex Brendea · Prod: Vlad Socea (Point Film)
- Your Delicate Friend. Dir: Alkisti Efthimiou · Prod: Mina Dreki (Marni Films)
- Inner Landscapes. Dir: Zofia Sawicka · Prod: Maciej Kubicki, Zofia Kujawska (Telemark)
- Marithea. Dir: Diego Fernando González Cruz · Prod: Frank Carreño (Indócil Films)
- I’m Rain. Dir: Laura Bermúdez · Prod: Luis Flores Alvarenga (Thau Honduras)
- Brücher. Astonishing Botanical Chronicle. Dir: María Camila Menéndez, Mariana Guzzante Prod: Silvana Diaz Coppoletta (Curandero Producciones)
- Dekonstrukt. Dir: Mateusz Góra, Kamil Wilk · Prod: Piotr Smiechowski (Telemark)
- Women named Pauliina. Dir: Pauliina Punkki Prod: Essi Haukkamaa, Veronika Janatkovà, Pauliina Punkki (Ida Productions, Aallotar Productions, Pandistan)
- The Sky Over Caracas. Dir: Lola Favard-Petkoff · Prod: Stephanie Lebrun (Babel Doc)
As earlier reported, Andres Veiel’s Riefenstahl, about arguably the 20th Century’s most controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, will open the 28th edition of DocsBarcelona on March 8. The screening coincides with the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Furthermore, the 28th edition of DocsBarcelona will feature Germany as its guest country, highlighting its documentary legacy and impact on the non-fiction film industry, as well as pay tribute to renowned German producer and distributor Heino Deckert, who will receive the 2025 Docs de Honor Award.
