We help filmmakers develop documentary projects, secure funding, find partners, reach audiences and access the international market.
10/11/2026
Developing a documentary and looking for a co-producer? Working with a rough cut and planning its festival release? East Doc Platform 2027 is open for projects from Central and Eastern Europe. Submit your application by 13 December 2026 at 23:59 CET.
04/11/2026
Ex Oriente Film takes on a new form in 2027, and we're looking for three new team members: a project manager and two coordinators. Applications are open until November 30, 2026.
21/10/2026
We spoke to director Dāvis Sīmanis about Death of Death, his journey through transhumanism, cryonics and longevity science, and the pursuit of immortality between science and consumer experience.
“Our support is comprehensive. We equip producers and directors with the knowledge they need to make, finance and distribute their films.”
Through intensive workshops, we help creative teams develop their films as well as audience and impact strategies. They work with international experts on story development, production, financing, audience engagement and the responsible use of AI.
We connect filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe with producers, commissioning editors, festival programmers, funds, distributors and sales agents. East Doc Platform offers pitching, one-on-one meetings and concrete opportunities for projects in development, production and post-production. East Doc Market also opens doors for films at the rough-cut stage and completed films.
We support auteur documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe with international festival releases and help them reach new audiences. East Doc Caravan provides festival distribution for selected films. KineDok brings documentaries beyond traditional cinemas to cafés, galleries, libraries and other community venues, creating space for people to meet and discuss the films.
Vanja Jambrović and I pitched [Museum of the Revolution] at many events, but two stand out. At East Doc Platform 2019, the project won the main award and we met our Czech co-producer, nutprodukce. Later that year, we took part in IDFA Forum.
Taking part in East Silver, East Silver Caravan and East European Forum gave a major boost to the development and production of our projects and, above all, to the international promotion and distribution of our films, including I Don’t Love You, The Term and On the Edge of Snow.
Ex Oriente Film is a place to grow as a documentary professional, work through uncertainties about your upcoming film, and find a community and support structure that continues long after the workshop ends.
