The market for “co-creation and co-production” of DOK.fest München invites submissions of strong projects from the German-speaking countries for its next edition. Non-fictional formats at any stage of development are welcome. During 3-11 May up to 45 selected project teams will meet around 250 committed partners from production, broadcasting, distribution and sales during pitch events, roundtables and one-to-one meetings.
The core deadline is 1 February (except DOK.talent Award: 1 March 2023).
The market is looking for projects for the following focus events and competitions:
- Master’s Pitch, in partnership with Documentary Campus, is a unique format for training and collaboration, initiated by Documentary Campus and DOK.fest München. In the form of a public pitch, it offers up to nine selected teams the opportunity to present their documentary projects in the development stage to a jury of international experts.
- DOK.archive Award, donated by British Pathé, is endowed with 2,500 euros or archive material worth 15,000 euros: projects with a relevant proportion of archive material.
- DOK.talent Award*, donated by Haus des Dokumentarfilms, endowed with 2,500 euros: current projects by students from our partner film universities
- DOK.composition Award, donated by Sonoton Music, endowed with 2,500 euros: film composition concepts in cooperation with a composer
- DOK.digital – Award for New Narrative Formats How will facts and stories be told in a interconnected world in the future? DOK.digital seeks answers to the question of how the further development of technical possibilities affects non-fictional storytelling. The aim is to encourage the emergence of new innovative projects that combine different media formats and platforms with content in a meaningful way. The DOK.forum honours digital storytelling formats with the award endowed with 2,500 euros. Young journalists, filmmakers, games designers and producers from German-speaking countries are invited to submit their completed works by 1 February 2023.
- VFF Documentary Film Production Award Being a producer for documentary films means one thing above all: having courage. The VFF Documentary Film Production Award, unique in Germany, recognises the role of production in the creation of current cinema documentary film projects. The award is endowed with a prize money of 7,500 euros. The award goes to the producer of the completed film.
- German Documentary Film Music Award, endowed with 5,000 euros, honours film compositions that connect with the documentary narrative in a special way. Composers and filmmakers are invited to submit their original compositions for a current feature-length documentary film from the German-speaking countries.
Submission deadline is 1 February 2023 (except DOK.talent Award: 1 March 2023). This year’s DOK.fest München runs 3-14 May 2023.
