DOK.Incubator /CZ/

dok.incubator is a six-month long workshop for the whole creative team (director, editor, producer), already well-established on the national level, which aims to break into the international market. Experienced editors, producers, sales agents, PR and marketing experts tutor them long-term throughout the post-production period of their documentary projects. The tutors lead the participants to conclude the strongest possible dramaturgy of the final cut and to reach a wide international audience by building a clever distribution and marketing strategy. Sharpening the editing, emphasizing the film‘s international potential and introducing new distributional opportunities online, the workshop supports high-end documentaries to reach a global audience and establish their producers and filmmakers on the international scene.

Slovak Documentary Film Association

The Slovak Documentary Film Association was founded to unite the documentary community in Slovakia and represent the interests of its professionals. Our goal is to cultivate the national documentary landscape, address the challenges we face, and foster open dialogue both within the local documentary scene and with domestic and international institutions.

BEEP /CZ/

Unheard of sound post-production service – that is BEEP. Opening with field recording and equipment rental, going on to voice casting, dialogue recording and editing not to mention a multifarious SFX library. Continuing with foley recording and editing, music composition and production as well as music recording and editing. All this adding up to fully professional custom sound design including editorial and mixing, be it stereo or multi-channel.

PFX

PFX is one of the leading post-production and VFX companies in Central Europe, based in Prague. The company specializes in visual effects, CGI, animation, color grading, and full audiovisual post-production for films, TV series, and commercials. PFX collaborates on both local and international productions and has become a significant player in the European film industry.

dok.incubator REG 2026 is an intensive documentary development programme for filmmakers from the Visegrad region — Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary. In 2026, dok.incubator brings a renewed format dedicated exclusively to V4 filmmakers, offering an expanded, high-intensity programme designed to strengthen the regional documentary industry at a critical moment of transformation in the audiovisual sector.

Eight documentary projects — each represented by a director, editor, and producer — will be selected through an open international call and take part in two residential workshops: the first in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia (September 14–22, 2026), and the second in Kutná Hora, Czechia (November 2026). Between the sessions, participants receive individual consultations with tutors.

The programme covers the full arc from rough cut to fine cut, guiding teams through dramaturgical development, marketing strategy, and audience building. For the first time in 2026, key decision makers — festival selectors, sales agents, and broadcasters — will join directly to watch and discuss the projects, giving participants concrete access to the international industry. The programme is open to a broad range of formats, from traditional documentaries to hybrid films, documentary series, and web-based narratives. Participants will also explore practical applications of AI in the filmmaking workflow and in audience development.

The programme is implemented in close collaboration with three Visegrad partners: Kraków Film Foundation (Poland), a long-standing partner responsible for outreach to Polish filmmakers and the nomination of observers and selectors; MADOKE — Hungarian Documentary Association (Hungary), supporting Hungarian participants and liaising with the Hungarian National Film Fund; and ASDF — Association of the Slovak Documentary Film (Slovakia), co-organising the first workshop in Banská Štiavnica and ensuring collaboration with Slovak film schools in Bratislava and Banská Bystrica.

As part of the project, dok.incubator organises online seminars for film school students from all four V4 countries — FAMU Prague, VŠMU Bratislava, the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, Łódź Film School, and SzFE Budapest. Approximately 24 students (6 per country) will participate in sessions focused on current documentary market trends, international selection criteria, and the use of AI in filmmaking. The seminars form part of the students' accredited curriculum and serve as a bridge between theoretical studies and professional practice. Selected students are subsequently invited as observers to the residential workshops, gaining direct exposure to the international development process.

The project directly supports over 50 film professionals and students from the V4 region, contributing to a stronger, more competitive, and more internationally connected Visegrad documentary community.