DOK Co-Pro Market
New in 2026: In addition to new creative documentary projects, DOK Co-Pro Market is now also calling for animated feature-length projects.
The DOK Co-Pro Market features 35 international projects in development spanning documentary, animated documentary and – new in 2026 – feature animation, matching project holders with new partners for co-production, financing and distribution.
The introduction of fully animated projects is the natural next step to expand DOK Industry’s animation offerings and aligns with the festival’s commitment to support feature-length creative animated films with a dedicated competition launched in 2023. The animated fiction projects will focus on artistic feature-length films with theatrical potential, alongside series suited for platforms and broadcasters – all targeting adult audiences, a rising segment in the animation industry.
Over two days, DOK Industry organizes 900+ curated one-on-one meetings and plenty of informal networking opportunities in a friendly and welcoming setting. The Co-Pro Market expands networks and creates fruitful opportunities for new creative documentaries and animated films by exploring potential partnerships.
Project Selection 2026
The Co-Pro Market selection committee of industry representatives in conversation with DOK Leipzig staff make the final decisions regarding the project selection.
Natalie Campbell-Reid is an Acquisitions & Business Development Executive at Together Films, a sales, marketing and impact company for international documentary and scripted projects. She works with filmmakers worldwide to champion character-driven, socially impactful feature films.
Guevara Namer is a Berlin-based documentary filmmaker, and visual artist who began her career in Damacus 2007. She has collaborated in various roles with international directors on films screened at prestigious global festivals. Namer is German Film Award winner and she is a regular consultant, panelist, and lecturer for international platforms and institutions.
Sébastien Onomo is a French producer with over ten years in film and audiovisual, behind titles like Funan (Annecy Crystal Award), The Siren (Berlinale Panorama), and Omen (Cannes Un Certain Regard). VP of SPI and President of its Animation College, he now leads Pathé Touch Afrique as CEO, expanding distribution and co-production across Africa.
Awards presented at the 2026 edition are:
Saxon Award for the Best Documentary Project by a Female Director
along with a 5,000 € prize, sponsored by the Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism (SMWK).
Verità Films Award for Best Project
worth 2,000 €, celebrates outstanding creative vision for a documentary with universal appeal and the best potential to succeed globally across platforms and at major festivals.
Deutsche Welle Award
worth 1,500 €, honors a project that addresses the major issues of our time – human rights, climate change, migration, etc. It supports filmmakers and producers in every stage of development, production, or post-production.
Jacob Burns Film Center Residency Award
Jacob Burns Film Center offers 2–4 week residencies for filmmakers at any stage of their project.
The selected team (up to two members) receive a 500 $ weekly stipend, travel support, housing, and access to the JBFC arthouse cinema and Media Arts Lab with editing, audio, animation, and screening facilities.
No Nation Films Fellowship Award
provides a six-month fellowship to exceptional documentary film teams from around the globe who find themselves grappling with challenges and in vulnerable circumstances. The Fellowship features an all-encompassing mentorship and consultancy package customized to best support and guide the film teams during development or production stages.
Unifrance Doc Award in partnership with TitraFilm
Subtitles creation (to the value of €2,300) sponsored by TitraFilm and one Unifrance membership (value of €1,590) for the French producer attached to the project.
GRAP Archive Award
recognises a project in development with an extensive use of archival material. The prize consists an initial consultation with a GRAP Archive Producer, valued at 500 €.
The Co-Pro Market Jury decides on the Saxon Award for the Best Documentary Project by a Female Director as well as the Unifrance Doc Award.
Beke Rienitz studied screenwriting at the KONRAD WOLF Film University in Babelsberg and eventually transitioned into film distribution. At Little Dream Pictures, she serves as team lead, overseeing the release of arthouse, documentary, and children’s films. Her passion project is building Little Dream Pictures‘ “Animation Addicts” label, which specialises in distributing animated films for adults in Germany.
Mónica is a Mexican producer, director, and programmer based in Malmö, Sweden. She has an academic background in Latin American, Postcolonial and Cinema Studies. Mónica co-owns Pråmfilm, a Stockholm-based production company focused on socially engaged creative documentaries. She co-founded Stockholm Latin American Film Festival and is co-chair of the Independent Filmmakers Association of Sweden.
Stephanie Fuchs became CEO of Autlook Filmsales in 2024 after over a decade shaping the company, one of the world's leading documentary sales agents. Since taking the role, Autlook's slate has included Oscar winner “No Other Land” and Oscar nominee “Cutting Through Rocks”, plus current titles “Union Town, “American Doctor”, and “One in a Million”. She also serves on international festival juries.
This jury decides on the Archive Award.
Vanessa Christoffers-Trinks has worked for over 20 years as a freelance Archive Producer, filmmaker, and documentary producer, based in Cologne. A founding member and board member of GRAP, her recent credits as Archive Producer include “Everything Will Change” (2021), “Blix Not Bombs” (2023), “Petra Kelly – Act Now” (2024), and “Roncalli – Macht der Manege” (NDR, 2024).
Marine Perez joined CICLIC Centre-Val de Loire in 2024 as documentary coordinator. She handles the documentary film fund of the Centre-Val de loire region, also taking care of organizing workshops for the local industry’s professionals and of the selection process of the archival footage residency.
Monika Preischl works worldwide as an Archive Producer and Researcher for documentary and feature films. A two-time FOCAL Award winner and GRAP co-founder, she co-initiated archive markets at EFM/Berlinale and DOK ARCHIVE in Leipzig. Her research shaped “Riefenstahl” (Venice premiere, 2024), and recent credits include “Bachmann” and “Was haben wir gelacht”.
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