Master's Pitch

DOK.forum Marketplace 2025

Hinweis: Diese Veranstaltung findet auf Englisch statt.

Seven projects with a particularly strong international potential will be pitched on stage and receive feedback from top-class international experts. As an interactive platform, the Master's Pitch provides constructive feedback and offers the chance to initiate the development of new film projects in a collaborative atmosphere.
This year the Master's Pitch will be kicked off by an opening keynote by Marianna Kaat, Festival Curator at PÖFF in Talinn.

Pitching projects

  • WOMEN & WAR by Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosolowski, producers: Hans Robert Eisenhauer, Maciej Kubicki

  • DOUBLE SELF PORTRAIT by Aiste Stonyte, producers: Giedre Zickyte, Uldis Cekulis

  • BANGKOK NOX by Christian Wittmoser, producer: Moritz Bundschuh

  • THE WHITE DOCTOR by Zippy Kimundu, producers: Ciaran Cassidy, Zippy Kimundu

  • SACRED SONGS by Nona Giunashvili, producer: Mariam Bitsadze

  • THE ANGEL MAKER by Marina Klauser, producers: Danielle Giuliani, Stefan Jäger & Marisa Meier

  • THE IRAQI WARRIORS by Karrar Al-Azzawi, producer: Jørgen Lorentzen

Experts on stage and moderation

  • Aleksandra Derekswienko
  • Julien Etienne
  • Felix Kempter
  • Margje de Koning
  • Bernd Seidl

Moderated by Gitte Hansen

Event information and tickets

  • The event will end at approx. 1 p-m.
  • The event will be held in English.
  • This is a hybrid event.
    • To attend on site, please book a free ticket in advance.
    • To participate online, please log in to your account and register via the event page ("Register now") in order to view the link.
  • The event is open to DOK.forum accredited.

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Our partners

A unique format for training and collaboration in partnership with Documentary Campus.

https://www.documentary-campus.com/ 

https://creative-europe-desk.de/

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Margje de Koning
programm (artistic director)
Aleksandra Derewienko
(CAT&Docs)
Gitte Hansen
(Gitte Schnyder-Hansen Consultancy)
Felix Kempter
Executive Producer/ Development Sky Original Documentaries (Sky Deutschland)

Felix Kempter ist seit 2021 Executive Producer bei Sky Deutschland und verantwortet Sky Original Dokumentationen, wie „Juan Carlos – Liebe, Geld, Verrat“, „Das Mädchen in der Kiste“ oder die ARD- Sky- Koproduktion „Gefährlich nah – wenn Bären töten“.

Bernd Seidl
Commissioning Editor (Südwestrundfunk (SWR))

Bernd Seidl, Jg. 1963, katholischer Theologe, Regisseur und Redakteur, arbeitet seit 1992 beim Südwestrundfunk (SWR). Seit 2004 gehört er zum Team der ARTE-Redaktion im SWR und ist verantwortlich u.a. für Dokus und Dokumentarfilme für ARTE.