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Dok.connect is a series of open sessions accessible to documentary professionals, combined with a networking opportunity for selected producers and post-production companies from Europe looking for new contacts, professional exchange and opportunities for collaboration on documentary projects.
The program offers a series of open program sessions, including lectures, discussions and mini-workshops focused on current developments and challenges in the documentary film industry. Participants will have the opportunity to network, meet international industry professionals, exchange experiences, and discuss current projects and professional practices.
The open program will include:
Mini-workshop with Hanka Dvořáčková
Impact Creative Side – How Making Documentaries with AI Changes the Creative Process for the Director
Impact on Production
AI and Financing – Expenses, Financers & Broadcasters
Security of Material
Selected producers with projects will also have the opportunity to participate in individual meetings with European sales agents, festival representatives and broadcasters, offering a space to discuss their projects and receive professional feedback.
The event takes place as part of the second dok.incubator workshop in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic.
Deadline: October 20, 2026
Timeline
Guest projects
Bring your project to dok.connect and connect with professionals who can help move it forward. Meet producers, post-production companies, film funds, sales agents, broadcasters and festival representatives from Central Europe and beyond.
Selected projects will have the opportunity to present their project and production company, receive professional feedback and take part in one-on-one meetings with selected industry professionals attending the event.
Your project will also be featured in the official dok.connect catalogue, providing an additional opportunity to reach potential partners and industry professionals.
All dok.connect participants are invited to join the open lectures, panel discussions, festival presentations and networking events taking place throughout 22–24 November.
Detailed programme to be announced.
Co-production forum
Open program
Discover new ideas, meet leading industry professionals and explore what’s next for documentary filmmaking. The dok.connect open programme brings together filmmakers, producers, broadcasters, sales agents, festival representatives and other documentary professionals for a series of inspiring talks, discussions and practical sessions.
Across 22–24 November, you can look forward to:
AI & Documentary
exploring how artificial intelligence is changing the creative process, production and the future of nonfiction filmmaking.
AI & the Creative Process
a mini-workshop with Hanka Dvořáčková focusing on how AI is influencing the director’s creative work.
AI & Production
practical insights into financing, production costs, workflows and the role of broadcasters in an AI-driven industry.
Security of Material
addressing the protection and security of documentary footage and production materials in the digital age.
Marketing, Distribution & Festivals
practical insights into positioning your film, reaching audiences and navigating the international festival and distribution landscape.
Festival & Industry Insights
meet festival programmers, sales agents and other key industry professionals and learn how they discover and select films. Film School & Testing — a space for experimentation, exchange and hands-on exploration of new approaches and technologies.
Film School & Testing
a space for experimentation, exchange and hands-on exploration of new approaches and technologies.
The programme is designed to inspire, connect and provide practical tools for navigating the rapidly changing documentary landscape.
Everyone is welcome to join the open programme, take part in discussions and networking, and meet the dok.connect community.
How we work
dok.connect is designed to connect people, ideas and opportunities across the Central European documentary industry.
The dok.connect open programme is open to film professionals interested in the latest developments, challenges and opportunities shaping the documentary industry. Join inspiring lectures, practical sessions and discussions exploring AI, creative development, production, financing, distribution, marketing, festivals and the future of documentary filmmaking.
22–24 November · Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
How to apply
Participation in the dok.connect open programme is open to all film professionals interested in the current documentary industry.
Applications with projects are open until 20 October.
Selected participants will receive further information about the programme, company presentation and one-to-one meetings in advance of the event.
Applications for lectures only are open until 15 November.
22–24 November, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
Fees & scholarship
The dok.connect open programme participation fee for participants with projects is €80 per person.
The fee for participants with projects includes participation in the programme, lunches during the event, and the networking dinner.
The dok.connect fee exclusively for lecture attendees is €10 per person.
All submitted applications are automatically accepted. Once your payment has been processed and your application is submitted, you will receive a confirmation email confirming your place in the programme.
2–24 November · Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
