DOK.Incubator provides individual tutoring by top European editors, producers, and sales agents for documentary projects from the rough cut stage to its release. The participants sharpen the final cut, emphasize the film’s international potential, and work sophistically and creatively with marketing and distribution, using the newest distributional tools – new media, social networks, and online distributional platforms. At the end of the process, the workshop initiative introduces their films to renowned sales agents and distributors during an exclusive preview at the DOK Leipzig industry market. We are searching for artistic European documentaries aiming for a theatrical release, festival life, and wide international distribution.
For films with a premiere planned for the autumn 2013 and a rough cut ready at the start of May (2013), more info and online submissions are available at www.dokincubator.net; DEADLINE: MARCH 5th 2013!
Workshop Structure
1st Session: May – THE ROUGH CUT

focuses on intensive editing of the rough cut, international potential of the documentary, and developing the first draft of the film release and distribution
2nd Session: September – THE FINE CUT, DISTRIBUTION & MARKETING

helps finalize the narrative structure of the films, provides feedback from professionals, and helps the participants design a detailed PR and distribution strategies
3rd Session: October/November – FINAL PACKAGE

introduces the films at the DOK Leipzig co-production market, offers individual meetings with key European broadcasters, sales, festival selectors and distributors, and consults on the following steps to take
Three participant projects, which make the biggest progress, win a DOK.Incubator AWARD
(Audio and Video Postproduction in the value of €1500)