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We are looking for your documentary, animated film and XR projects in diverse stages of development for DOK Industry. Apply now!
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What Are We Looking for?

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Films

15 February – 1 July 2024

  • Creative documentaries and animated films, short (up to 40 min) and feature length
  • World and international premieres preferred, German premieres required
  • Films from 2023 and 2024 (premiered after 15 October 2023)
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XR Works (DOK Neuland)

15 March – 1 July 2024

  • Virtual or augmented reality experiences, 360°, participatory or looped films, narrative driven sound installations, performances, projection mapping, games and media art in new forms
/en/dok-neuland
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Projects for Co-Pro Market

15 May – 15 July 2024

  • Ambitious, creative documentary projects in development or early stages of production
  • Feature-length documentaries suitable for theatrical release as well as series and one-offs
  • Documentaries with an international audience in mind
/en/co-pro-market
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Projects for Preview Germany

18 June – 5 September 2024

  • Feature-length documentaries with international potential, especially for theatrical release and festival exploitation
  • Productions with majority German participation (BAFA proof required for international co-productions)
  • Works-in-progress or newly completed films, planned release in autumn/winter 2024/2025
https://www.dok-leipzig.de/en/dok-preview-germany
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Projects for Exchange XR Showcase

20 June – 15 August 2024

  • XR projects in development and prototypes
  • exploring the artistic possibilities of immersive media, interactive technologies and augmented creativity (AI+Human)
/en/dok-exchange-xr
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Projects for Short n’ Sweet

20 June – 15 August 2024

  • Short film projects (up to 30 min) in all stages from development to post-production
  • All forms of documentary, animated documentary and animated film as well as series
/en/short-n-sweet

The call for entries for the festival film programme and XR works for DOK Neuland is closed.

How to Submit

Once a call is open, you can submit your works and projects via our myDOK area where you find entry forms for each call.

Please login to myDOK to access the forms. If you haven’t registered for myDOK yet, you'll need to create a new account to access the submission forms. 

Access the entry forms

I have submitted a film. What’s next?

Thank you for your film entry. Our selection committee will watch all submissions and we’ll get back to you at the latest in August with our feedback whether your film has been selected for DOK Leipzig 2024 or not. 

Any questions in the meantime? Please contact our programm [at] dok-leipzig [dot] de (programme team).

I have submitted an XR work to DOK Neuland. What’s next?

We will watch all entries and get back to you as soon as possible. This can take a few weeks, but don’t worry, we will definitely give you a feedback on your XR submission.

Apply to DOK Co-Pro Market

DOK Co-Pro Market enters its 20th edition. For this year’s co-production meeting, we are looking for ambitious, creative, author-driven documentary projects in development or early stage of production. One-offs, documentary series and animated documentaries are also welcome to apply! 

The DOK Co-Pro Market is a co-financing and networking event that connects producers with industry colleagues to finance new creative documentary projects providing exclusive access to the multifaceted German and international non-fiction markets. The meetings will take place 28–29 October as part of DOK Industry in Leipzig. 

Producers can apply with their projects in development until 15 July.

All about the Co-Pro Market

Find all details about the requirement for project applications here:

Read the Co-Pro Market Guidelines

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Calls and Deadlines
Mark your calendars!
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Call for Films
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Call for XR Works (DOK Neuland)
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Call for Projects: DOK Co-Pro Market
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Early Dove Accreditation
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Call for Projects: Preview Germany
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Call for Short n’ Sweet & Exchange XR
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Regular Rate Accreditation
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