POLISH DOCS PRO DELEGATION AT DOK INDUSTRY 2026 IN LEIPZIG
This year’s edition of DOK Industry, a series of industry events accompanying one of Europe’s most important documentary film festivals, DOK Leipzig in Germany, will take place from 26 to 31 October. Leipzig will be visited by a Polish delegation of producers and directors, who will present themselves to the international industry during events organised as part of the Polish Docs Pro project.
Polish producers will have the opportunity to promote themselves, network and seek international partners as part of the wide-ranging open programme of DOK Industry.
The delegation to DOK Industry will include producers and directors representing selected documentary projects:
Jakub Klawikowski / ASF Studio
projects: „What a Coincidence?”, dir. Karina Kleszczewska and „Inner Wild”, dir. Kama Czudowska
Mateusz Kordyl / Lost At Sea
project: “The Best”, dir. Karol Lindholm
Agnieszka Iwańska / 7Films
project: “Short Stories about Lucia”, dir. Agnieszka Iwańska
Aleksandra Szczęsna / No Prob Production House
project “The Feast”, dir. Jarosław Sadowski
Małgorzata Wabińska / Entertain Pictures
project: “Patterns of Being”, dir. Małgorzata Wabińska
The producers will take part in Delegation Mix&Mingle and Delagation Round Table meetings. In addition, the project ‘The Gap’ by Paweł Ferdek, prod. Marita Bierońska, Siarhei Marchyk / Marchello Production has been invited to co-production meetings as part of the DOK Co-Pro Market.
There will be plenty of Polish highlights not only at industry events but also in the festival programme. Eight Polish films, including five documentaries, will be screened at DOK Leipzig this year. The International Documentary Film Competition features: ‘Blossoming’ by Kamila Serwicka, ‘I’m Painting a Self-Portrait, but All I See Is My Sister’s Face’ by Helena Stańczyk, and ‘Letters from the Silenced Country’ by Andrei Kutsila. Meanwhile, ‘Closure’ by Michał Marczak has been selected for the Audience Award Competition. The fifth Polish documentary, “Growing Up” by Adam Roszkowski, will be screened in the Young Eyes section and will have its world premiere in Leipzig. Find out more about the Polish films in Leipzig here.
The Polish Docs Pro delegation is coordinated by the Krakow Film Foundation, and its organisation this year is made possible thanks to the support of the Polish Film Institute.
The project Polish Docs PRO focuses primarily on a wide promotion of the Polish documentary film industry at international events addressed to film professionals. It supports film-makers and producers in developing their projects by facilitating access to the markets abroad, co-coordinating the trips of delegations to the pitching forums and co-production markets, organising the presentations of projects, production models and co-production opportunities with Poland, organising networking meetings, participation in lectures, panel discussions, workshops and training sessions. The aim of the Polish Docs PRO is to establish the brand of Polish documentary film in the international film environment and to develop international co-operation.