Paradiddle Pictures

17/07/2026

DEADLINE: JULY 24
It soon time for the deadline for the first of three DocCelerators planned for the fall 2026 season.
This edition is done in collaboration with Creative Europe Desk Italy MEDIA - the Turin Office.
https://www.fctp.it/news_detail.php?id=6430&page=0&t=

🧐 Hai un progetti di documentario in sviluppo?

Partecipa a DocCelerator!
Programma di due giorni per lo sviluppo di storie e sceneggiature di documentario, ideato da Ove Rishøj Jensen e Geoffrey Smith di Paradiddle Pictures.

La formazione è organizzata dall'ufficio di Torino del Creative Europe Desk Italy MEDIA ed è destinata a 6 team (regista/produttore o produttrice), provenienti dalle seguenti regioni italiane: Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Lombardia, Piemonte, Trentino Alto Adige, Valle d’Aosta, Veneto.

📆 5 - 6 ottobre 2026
⏳scadenza: 24 luglio
💶Grazie al supporto di CED Italy MEDIA (ufficio di Torino), i team di progetto selezionati possono partecipare a questo workshop DocCelerator pagando una quota ridotta di 150 euro a progetto, direttamente a Paradiddle Pictures.

👉 https://www.europacreativa-media.it/news-eventi/doccelerator-in-italia

Film Commission Torino Piemonte Film Commission Valle d'Aosta GLFC - Genova Liguria Film Commission Trentino Film Commission Veneto Film Commission FVGfilmcommission IDM Film & Music Commission Südtirol Emilia-Romagna Film Commission

22/06/2026

TOKYO DOCS - Deadline on June 30
Now you can submit your documentary project for the 2026 edition of Tokyo Docs.
Read more about how to apply here: https://tokyodocs.jp/en/how-to-apply

15/05/2026

Looking forward to being part of DOC LAB POLAND.

NAJWAŻNIEJSI EUROPEJSCY DECYDENCI BRANŻY DOKUMENTALNEJ 👉 TUTORAMI 𝗗𝗢𝗖 𝗟𝗔𝗕 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 na KFF Industry:

👤 𝗢𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵ø𝗷 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻 – szef Co-production Forum FIPADOC;
👤 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗽 - producent;
👤 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗦̌𝗲𝘀̌𝗶𝗰́ - selekcjonerka festiwalowa, szefowa Konkursu Dokumentalnego na Sarajevo FF;
👤 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗷𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱𝘁 – dyrektorka DOK Industry w DOK Leipzig;
👤 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰́ – szefowa marketów IDFA.

📅 1 czerwca rozpocznie się druga sesja programu DOC LAB POLAND 2026, która zakończy się pitchingami w ramach KFF Industry podczas Krakowskiego Festiwalu Filmowego. Tutorzy będą wspierać uczestników podczas przygotowań do pitchingów 𝘿𝙊𝘾𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙏 i 𝘿𝙊𝘾𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝙂𝙊!

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THE MOST IMPORTANT EUROPEAN DECISION MAKERS OF THE DOCUMENTARY INDUSTRY - DOC LAB POLAND TUTORS:

👤 𝗢𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵ø𝗷 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻, head of the FIPADOC Co-production Forum;
👤 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗽 - senior producer;
👤 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗦̌𝗲𝘀̌𝗶𝗰́ - festival programmer, head of the Documentary Competition at the Sarajevo Film Festival;
👤 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗷𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱𝘁 – director of DOK Industry at DOK Leipzig;
👤 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰́ – markets manager at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).

The second session of the DOC LAB POLAND 2026 program will begin on June 1st, culminating in pitching sessions at the KFF Industry during the Krakow Film Festival. Tutors will support participants as they prepare for the pitching sessions 𝘿𝙊𝘾𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙍𝙏 and 𝘿𝙊𝘾𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝙂𝙊!

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Główną instytucją finansującą program jest Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej. Doc Lab Poland został dofinansowany ze środków Ministerstwa Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego pochodzących z Funduszu Promocji Kultury – państwowego funduszu celowego, ze środków Miasta Stołecznego Warszawa oraz Centrum Mieroszewskiego w ramach IV Otwartego Konkursu.

Zagraniczni partnerzy: DOK Leipzig, IDFA, Fipadoc International Documentary Festival, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Institute of Documentary Film z Pragi, Documentary Association of Europe.

Polskimi partnerami są: Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury, Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission, Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych we Wrocławiu, Warszawski Festiwal Filmowy, Fixafilm, Ole Sound Studio, No Problemo Music, Filmoteka Narodowa - Instytut Audiowizualny, Polish Docs Pro, ATM, mx35.

Partnerzy medialni: Polish Docs, Film&TV Kamera, Filmpolski.pl, Magazyn Filmowy Stowarzyszenia Filmowców Polskich, Krajowa Izba Producentów Audiowizualnych.

28/04/2026

FINAL SPRING DEADLINE FOR DocCelerator – MAY 15
As a participant in DocCeleratorStory you get:
• detailed feedback on how to focus your story
• input to a stronger narrative structure
• tools for better shaping storylines and emotional arcs
• methods for developing a stronger dramatic drive.
Dates: June 15-16
Deadline: May 15
https://paradiddlepictures.com/doccelerator-1/docceleratorstory

15/04/2026

APRIL 25: DEADLINE FOR MFI Script2Film
- including the Doc Lab for feature length documentary projects.

Mediterranean Film Institute

27/03/2026

DocCelerator: DEADLINE FOR WORK IN PROGRESS APRIL 10
DocCeleratorWorkInProgress is for you, if you are a documentary maker looking for a stronger narrative approach to your project in production or at rough cut stage.
As a participant in DocCeleratorWorkInProgress you get:
• detailed feedback on your recorded material or rough cut
• input to building a stronger emotional development
• methods for distribution and festival strategies
• suggestions and contacts to potential international sales.

Dates: May 11-12.
Deadline: April 10

Read more here: https://paradiddlepictures.com/doccelerator-1/docceleratorworkinprogress

09/03/2026

DEADLINE: APRIL 15
MFI Script2Film - including the Doc Lab for documentary projects in development.
Mediterranean Film Institute

05/03/2026

Check out the call for documentary proposals for CEDOC Market in Krakow.
Deadline is March 31.
DOC LAB POLAND Fundacja Filmowa im. Władysława Ślesickiego

06/01/2026

DocCelerator SPRING 2026 DATES & DEADLINES
Join DocCelerator if you want a clearer dramaturgical structure for your next documentary. There are two different version of the workshop. Pick the one that fits best to your needs. You learn a set of tools for structuring documentary stories, that can be used for your current as well as for future projects.

Since the launch in May 2020, we have hosted 40 DocCelerators and over 350 documentary professionals have taken part.

The dates for the Spring 2026 DocCelerator season are:
DocCeleratorStory: March 23-24. Deadline: February 20
DocCeleratorWorkInProgress: May 11-12. Deadline: April 10
DocCeleratorStory: June 15-16. Deadline: May 15

https://paradiddlepictures.com/news/doccelerator-spring-2026-dates

The Spring 2026 dates for the DocCelerator workshop series are now out. DocCelerator provides documentary makers a method for a clearer dramaturgical structure for their documentary project.

29/12/2025

“Shifting Grounds: Navigating Documentary Production and Distribution”
Check out the latest podcast from European Film Market - EFM with Geralyn White Dreyfous (Impact Partners & Jolt.film), Matt Carey (Nonfictionfilm.com & Deadline Hollywood) and Ove Rishøj Jensen (Paradiddle Pictures).


Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival