Master's Pitch 2025

The Master's Pitch continues to be a standout platform for training and collaboration, co-hosted by Documentary Campus and DOK.fest München. This dynamic public pitching format invites seven selected teams to present their documentary projects in development to a panel of industry experts.

Designed as an interactive forum, the Master's Pitch fosters insightful discussions, offers valuable feedback, and encourages the collaborative development of new documentary projects. The audience—including filmmakers, producers, sales agents, and key representatives from major broadcasters and platforms—plays an active role, contributing their perspectives and expertise.

The Master's Pitch is curated and moderated by documentary consultant Gitte Hansen. 

The Master`s Pitch will be followed by 1,5 days of Industry Training Talks "Beyond the Frame: New Possibilities in Non-Fiction Formats, Funding & Distribution"

Selected projects

· THE ANGEL MAKER (DER ENGELMACHER), Switzerland, director: Marina Klauser, producer: Marisa Meier

· DOUBLE SELF PORTRAIT, Latvia, Lithuania, director: Aiste Stonyte, producer: Giedrė Zickyte

· WOMEN & WAR, Germany, Poland, directors: Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosolowski

· SACRED SONGS, Georgia, director: Nona Giunashvili, producer: Mariam Bitsadze

· BANGKOK NOX, Germany, director: Christian Wittmoser, producer: Moritz Bundschuh

· THE WHITE DOCTOR, Kenya, Ireland, director: Zippy Kimundu, producers: Colum McKeown, Ciaran Cassidy

· THE IRAQI WARRIORS, Norway, Irak, director: Karrar Al-Azzawi, producer: Jørgen Lorentzen

Experts

Dagmar Biller, Bayerischer Rundfunk

Marketa Stinglova, Czech TV

Margje de Koning, Movies that Matter

Julian Etienne, DOC Society

Alexandra Derewienko, Cat & Docs

Felix Kempter, Sky Original Documentaries, Sky Germany

Bernd Seidl, SWR