East Doc Link – Co-production Network
East Doc Link is a new networking activity aimed at strengthening co-production opportunities between producers in V4 and Western Balkans. The aim is to improve co-production opportunities within the region and creating natural meeting points for project exchange and cross-border cooperation. This is the result of an established partnership with four documentary markets in the region and producers’ associations from V4 countries:
East Doc Platform (March, Prague, CZ)
Beldocs (May, Belgrade, RS)
MakeDox (August, Skopje, MK)
AJB Docs (September, Sarajevo, BA)
The programme will take the form of four networking events, each taking place in the above-mentioned markets during the year. A group of producers (with or without a project) will be invited from the respective regions to attend the selected markets, with pre-scheduled meetings with projects and local producers. Each partner event will nominate producers for each event. In this way, we can ensure circulation of producers (and other film professionals) interested in minority co-production to attend markets in the V4-West Balkan regions and participate in market activities (meetings, pitching, etc., depending on current opportunities and needs).
The whole programme is enriched with online, pre-scheduled individual meetings for participating producers to invite more producers from outside the region (e.g. from Western or Southern European countries). These will be part of the East Doc Platform and the dedicated Co-Production Booster programme.
Contact:
Zdenek Blaha: blaha@dokweb.net
Partners:
Czech Republic: The Association of Producers in Audiovisual – APA
Slovakia: Association of Independent Producers
Hungary: MADOKE
Poland: Polish Producers Alliance – KIPA
Serbia: Beldocs
North Macedonia: MakeDox
Bosnia and Herzegovina: AJB Docs 
Supported by:
The International Visegrad Fund supports regional cooperation between civil society organizations to advance their relations, exchange and share ideas and promote mutual understanding. When promoting European values in Central Europe, they work together towards a better-connected future.