DOK Leipzig
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DOK Co-Pro Market selects 35 projects for 2023
Scheduled for October 9-10 in Leipzig, the 19th edition of the DOK Co-Pro Market has selected 35 documentary projects from 30 countries, revealing a wide-ranging slate that tackles various urgent issues. This year’s selection process was particularly competitive, drawing a notable 316 submissions. Projects like Halyna Lavrynets’ Omelko’s House or Guests from Kharkiv, Olga Stuga’s…
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Ex Oriente Film’s trailblazing workshop wraps first session
Ex Oriente Film, a renowned international project-based film training programme from The Institute of Documentary Film, has recently expanded its scope to include documentary series projects. The workshop, well-regarded for its support of documentarists from Central and Eastern Europe, conducted its inaugural session in collaboration with Sunny Side of the Doc in La Rochelle, France.…
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Garbage, garbage everywhere
ECOLOGY: Following waste across the planet and the endless struggle of people to gain control over it.
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Diversity didn’t end social inequality
IDENTITY: For the young, queer community of Medellín, the injustices of colonial heritage consistently intertwine with the brutality of today's global liberal capitalism.
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What did you really know about motherhood?
FAMILY: Revisiting old pictures to tell a different story of motherhood.
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DOK Leipzig shines Spotlight on: DocuDays UA
From 17 to 23 October, Ukrainian documentary projects will be presented in the sections of the programme and at the industry platform of the #DOK Leipzig# as part of Spotlight on: #Docudays UA# 2022. Spotlight on: Docudays UA 2022 programme includes four films from this year’s DOCU/UKRAINE national competition: Plai. A Mountain Path (dir. Eva…
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A forgotten Caucasian geopolitical fracture line
CONFLICT: A slow-burn lesson in the human casualties of failed politics on the disputed Georgian-Abkhazian border.
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Docu Rough Cut Boutique presents six projects; announces 2022 award winners
From the Balkan Documentary Center and Sarajevo Film Festival, the 2022 edition of CineLink Industry Day’s Docu Rough Cut Boutique has come to a close with awards presented on 18 August 2022. Docu Rough Cut Boutique presented sicx projects overall in 2022 with countries represented, including #Ukraine, #Romania, #Hungary, #Croatia, #Serbia, #Georgia, #Kosovo, and more.…
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DOK Leipzig to shift focus back to in-person festival formats
DOK Leipzig will host its 65th edition in local cinemas and venues from 17 to 23 October 2022. Turning the focus back to on-site events is the festival’s response to the need for direct exchanges among visitors and industry professionals — which were missing in the last two years due to pandemic adjustments. However, some…