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European Film Market @ 75 BERLINALE, Februar 13–23, 2025
The European Film Market 2024 was taking place February 15-21 as an integral part of the 74 BERLINALE. With a booth at GROPIUS BAU #18 groundfloor under the umbrella of German Films, with Kordula Marisa Hildebrandt and a virtual stage online, edited by Ingrid Molnar.
European Film Market, booth 18 [German Films / AG DOK / German Documentaries]
contact: BOOTH 18, GROPIUS BAU, Niederkirchnerstr. 7, 10963 Berlin, Germany
NEWS on former editions of the BERLINALE & EFM
68 BERLINALE 2018 | 69 BERLINALE 2019 | 70 BERLINALE 2020 | 71 BERLINALE 2021 | 72 BERLINALE 2022 | 73 BERLINALE | 74 BERLINALE |
27 Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, March 06—16, 2025 .
TiDF is among the most important documentary festivals in Europe and an Oscars® documentary feature qualifying festival, celebrating the art of documentary via a rich program of films, events, initiatives and the Agora Doc Market, a lively hub for film professionals. The Festival has four competition sections: Feature Length International Competition, Newcomers International Competition, >>Film Forward International Competition and VR International Competition.
Representative German Films: Julia Teichmann .
NEWS: __#26TiDF2024__ __#27TiDF2025__
CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, March 19–30, 2025
Submissions for the 22nd edition CPH:DOX start May 15, 2024. The deadlines for submitting a film to CPH:DOX 2025 are September 1 for films finished by that date, and November 25, 2024 for films finished after the first deadline. Rules and regulation.
Representative german documentaries: Björn Jensen
More information — German only —
__ Report2021 by Björn Jensen German only __
__ Report2022 by Björn Jensen German only __
__ Report2023 by Björn Jensen German only __
__ Report2024 by Björn Jensen German only __
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_CPH:DOX2021___CPH:D2OX2020___CPH:DOX2019___
iREP International Documentary Film Festival, March 21–24, 2024, Lagos, Nigeria
Download updated Festival Schedule 2024 as PDF here.
IREP is conceptualized to create a platform of awareness and expression for filmmakers who are creating socially relevant films to impact our world. The festival has been attended by a delegation of German documentary filmmakers for many years.
PRESS RELEASE 2024.
Representative german documentaries: Bärbel Mauch bamauch@yahoo.de
MIPTV | MIPDOC, April 8–10, 2024, Palais des Festivals de Cannes, France
SORRY, no German Booth this Year!
The two largest and most important markets for the distribution of films take place in Cannes every year in spring. MIPDOC, the 26th International Documentary and Factual Co-Production Market and Screenings is back at MIPTV as part of the biggest weekend in Unscripted held on 6-7 April 2024. Gathering the whole international doc & factual community, MIPDOC will offer 2 days of networking, screenings, pitch, and conferences. The market features one of the world’s most important documentary and factual content offerings, as well as an inspiring conference programme, high-level networking events and a dedicated hub for international producers, buyers, commissioners and distributors.
The MIPDOC Pitch stands as an exclusive pitching contest spotlighting fresh Doc & Factual TV projects, emphasizing their exceptional potential for both commissioning and multiplatform expansion. Tailored for creators and producers in search of financing or collaboration for projects in their developmental phase, this competition presents an invaluable opportunity for heightened exposure before a distinguished jury comprising influential decision-makers within the global Doc & Factual Content Industry. Deadline for submitting a project is February 26, 2024.
Björn Jensen, Representative german documentaries
More information – for submission German only –
• Report of MIPTV2021 • Report of MIPTV2022 • Report of MIPTV2024 • by Björn Jensen.
Visions du Réel, International Film Festival Nyon, April 4–13, 2025
Registrations open on September 2024 and ends with
• early deadline: 4 November 2024 (CHF 30 fee)
• final deadline: 13 December 2024 (CHF 40 fee)
• VdR–Development Lab deadline: 25 October 2024
Visions du Réel is one of the only Swiss film festivals to present a majority of its films as world or international premieres. The Festival also has a film market with Industry activities, one of the most important in Europe and it may invite films that have not been selected for the official programme to be entered in the Visions du Réel Media Library to be viewed by buyers and professionals.
VdR–Industry dedicated to cinema professionals, VdR–Industry and its activities represent a springboard for future films to find support in every stage of their production. VdR–Industry is an opportunity for participants to expand their network and develop awareness for new production companies thanks to our special program.
VdR–Film Market (formerly known as the Media Library). This secured online platform offers key industry professionals the opportunity to view a selection of new creative documentaries.
NEWS: • 55 Visions du Réel, Nyon 2024 • 54 Visions du Réel, Nyon 2023 • 53 Visions du Réel, Nyon 2022 • 52 Visions du Réel, Nyon 2021 • 51 Visions du Réel, Nyon 2020 • 50 Visions du Réel, Nyon 2019 • 49 Visions du Réel, Nyon 2018 •
32 Hot Docs Toronto, April 24 – May 4, 2025, Toronto, Canada
Submissions deadlines: • early-bird: October 31, 2024 • regular: December 12, 2024• final: January 9, 2025
https://www.tiktok.com/@hotdocs.
Find NEWS of past editions here: ___HotDocs24___HotDocs23___HotDocs22___HotDocs21_____HotDocs20_____HotDocs19___
65 KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL May 25 – June 1, 2025 [cinemas]
and across Poland, May 25 – June 1, 2025 [online]
Rules and Regulations for submission browse here. The films qualified for the festival programme shall automatically be placed in the online KFF Video Library and made available to the accredited participants of the KFF Industry organised during the festival (unless the right holder refuses consent in writing).
Submission with dealinese for the international competitions:
30 November 2024: for films made prior to 31 October 2024,
31 January 2025: for films made after 31 October 2024.
NEWS __#64kff___
CoPro 27 | Israeli Documentary Screen Market May 26–29, 2025
CoPro – The Israeli Coproduction Market is entirely dedicated to exposing Israeli documentary projects to executives in the international documentary film industry around the world, with the aim of raising resources from international sources. During the market days, CoPro also holds industry events such as lectures and professional panels which are open to all industry professionals and the creative community. The CoPro market attracts executives from the documentary film industry from around the world. More than fifty international industry figures are attending the event, including representatives from the BBC, arte, Netflix, NY Times, Showtime and many public broadcasting networks in Europe.
More infromation here.
Submission is free of charge, with mails to guests@copro.co.il.
Representative german documentaries: Björn Jensen,
Further information __German only__
• Report CoPro 2023
• Report CoPro24_2022 and NEWS CoPro & docaviv 2022.
• german documentaries NEWS 2018— CoPro20. >
32 Sheffield Documentary Filmfestival, June 18—23, 2025.
Enter by February 28, 2025 to be considered for the 2025 official selection.
The MeetMarket during the festival is allowing Marketplace participants the opportunity to experience the opening night of the festival. There will be a German delegation as well as a Greet&Meet Event by German Documentaries. Here the infomation for the next festival _German only_
Keep updated by visiting the website of the festival.
Representative german documentaries: Björn Jensen, infos _German only_
Report german documentaries on • Sheffield DocFest 2024 • Sheffield DocFest 2023 • SheffieldDocFest 2022 • _Sheffield Doc|Fest 2019_ •
NEWS on • Sheffield DocFest 2024 • Sheffield DocFest 2023 • Sheffield DocFest 2022 • Sheffield DocFest 2021 • Sheffield DocFest 2020 • Sheffield Doc|Fest 2019 • Sheffield DocFest 2018 •
28 ECRANS NOIRS, October 19—26, 2024
The festival has been attended by a delegation of German documentary filmmakers for many years.
Representative german documentaries: Bärbel Mauch bamauch@yahoo.de
36 Sunny Side of the Doc, June 23—26, 2025 live in La Rochelle. #SSD25
Sunny Side of the Doc ist the international Marketplace for documentary and narrative Experiences.Through year-round activities and a landmark international event, SSD provides a unique space for industry professionals to co-create, co-finance and share a diversity of compelling stories with the world. The marketplace’s 36th edition will take place June 23–26, 2025 live in La Rochelle. Submit your project to Sunny Side of the Doc’s pitching sessions and join one of the most impactful markets for documentary and digital storytelling. This time again there will be a German delegation with a booth and a German Documentaries greet&meet event.
Submission: December 17, 2024 – March 25, 2025.
Report of SSD2024 by Björn Jensen & George Kalomenopoulos: _German only_
• #35ssd #SSD24 • #34ssd #SSD23 • #33ssd #SSD22 • #30ssd #SSD19 •
The final reports by the german documentaries representative:
• 2024 – German only – here •
• 2023 – German only – here •
• 2022 – German only – here •
• 2021 – German only – here •
• 2019 here and ____2019 Germany COUNTRY in FOCUS___
11 VISIONI DAL MONDO, September 11–14, 2025 Milan, Italy.
The calls for entry will be available on the website at the end of February 2025.
The 11nd edition of the International Documentary Festival Visioni dal Mondo, the annual appointment with feature documentary is founded and produced by Francesco Bizzarri. For the edition 2025 too, the artistic direction has been entrusted to Maurizio Nichetti, who has always put side by side to his activity of film author, also a strong interest for the cinema of reality.
Visioni Incontra, the Industry section of Visioni dal Mondo, takes place in Milan on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 September 2025, a platform wheree filmmakers may submit documentary film projects in the development and financing stage. The pitching takes place in front of a panel of international editors, distributors and audiences. Visioni dal Mondo recognized the importance of immersive formats for documentary film years ago and is one of the few festivals that strives to network between XR creatives and documentary filmmakers with the Visioni VR section.
Contact German Film Julia Teichmann.
Report Visioni dal Mondo 2024 by Björn Jensen –German only–
41 MIPCOM, October 13—16, 2025 Cannes, Frankreich
Meet us at our booth [P-1, K19 in 2024] during MIPCOM CANNES – the 41st International Co-Production & Content Market, the world’s greatest gathering of television and media professionals and the most anticipated week on the global industry calendar. Each October, decision makers from over 100 countries converge on the world’s red-carpet capital of Cannes, France to compete for new series, source international production partnerships and set the development agenda and beyond.
• Report MIPCOM 2020 by Björn Jensen • Report MIPCOM 2021 by Björn Jensen • Report MIPCOM 2022 by Björn Jensen • Report MIPCOM 2023 • Report MIPCOM 2024 •
Representative german documentaries: Björn Jensen,
24 MEDIMED, The European Docs Market, Sitges, October 17—20, 2024 [Submission for projects starts May and ends June, Accreditation deadline September]
MEDIMED focuses mainly on Euro-Mediterranean creative projects, with documentary producers and directors developing their own creative projects. The participation of both (director and producer) at the Workshop and Pitching Forum is highly recommended. All professionals involved in the documentary industry are very welcome to register, whether as an independent producer with a project, a commissioning editor, financier, distributor, sales agent, digital platform, or fund. It is also possible for producers to register for attendance as an observer. The knowledge of English is a condition.
Report by Björn Jensen of MEDIMED 2022 ___German only____
MIA, International Audiovisual Market in Rome, October 14-18, 2024,
MIA, International Audiovisual Market, is a market event based in Italy. A hotbed of discussion, debate, and confrontation among the most important international executives, MIA is a destination for the global film and audiovisual ecosystem, conceived as a curated market, a physical and digital space for feature-length films (fiction, animation and documentary), as well for series (drama, documentary, factual and animation). Today, MIA is the most important industry event in Italy and is one of the must-attend international events focused on co-production, financing strategies and models, sales and distribution of works, and content showcase, and is an effective platform for talents and projects circulation. Find more information and specific guidelines for the Documentary Co-Production Market & Pitching Forum here. The Call for Projects for the new edition of MIA’s Doc Co-Production Market & Pitching Forum is now open! Hurry because the deadline for applications is July 8th, 2024 by 5pm CET!
More information by Björn Jensen __German only__
__Report MIA 2023 by Björn Jensen__ • ___Report MIA 2024 by Björn Jensen___
37 IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam / Forum Amsterdam, November 13-24, 2024, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Docs for Sale, November 15–20.
Submission for films in the programme of the festival March 26 – July 11, 2024.
IDFA's markets submission opens June. Docs for Sale submission deadline is September 9, 2024.
Browse all festival submissions and other key dates for 2024 here.
Contact: Julia Teichmann Head of Documentary Marketing & Subtitling Support, German Films GmbH.
Find NEWS of past editions here:
___36 IDFA NEWS______35 IDFA 2022___34 IDFA 2021___33 IDFA 2020___32 IDFA 2019___
World Congress of Science and Factual Producers, WCSFP
December 9-12, 2024, Marrakesh, Morocco
Registration will open in late summer. Stay tuned for details. [FB]
Due to low demand and disappointed participants from Germany in 2022, but also because we are not offered a reduction of the participation fee for a delegation from Germany by the organizer, German Documentaries did not take part in the event 2023.
Representative german documentaries Björn Jensen.
Report of 2019 — German only.
Report of 2021 — German only.
Report of 2022 — German only
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