Apply until January 31 to the East Silver, a unique documentary market which supports producers and distributors from Central and East Europe. Each year, about 130 films are included in the market. The 20th edition of the East Silver Market will take place at the East Doc Platform in Prague from March 24-30, 2023.
Focus: Completed films, rough cuts
Open to: Creative documentaries from the region of Central and Eastern Europe, tackling contemporary topics, challenging genre and media boundaries and audience participation. We welcome films that set out to conduct intense and engaged experiences and to change the way we think about topical issues, audiences, ways of storytelling and the world itself. This call is open for completed documentaries produced/co-produced in the region of Central and Eastern Europe after July 1, 2022, and rough cuts. Only films that have not been previously submitted to the East Silver market are eligible.
Submission deadline for films produced in 2022 and in rough cut stage: January 31, 2023
Applying is free of charge and possible through the online APPLICATION FORM
See the list of eligible countries
East Doc Platform is the largest co-production, funding and distribution platform tailor-made for Central and East European documentaries, every year connecting East European filmmakers and decision makers - producers, broadcasters, distributors and festival programmers - from around the world. Organized by the Institute of Documentary Film in Prague in cooperation with One World Film Festival.
East Silver is the first documentary market which supports producers and distributors from Central and East Europe. Each year, about 130 films are included in the market.
We are looking forward to your projects!