DOK.archive Pitch

DOK.forum Marketplace 2025

The funding award by British Pathé honors projects with a large proportion of archive material and Thursdays strengthens a documentary genre rich in tradition. The winning project will receive British Pathé archive material worth 22,500 euros or, alternatively, 2,500 euros in cash.

The winner will be announced at the DOK.forum Award Ceremony on 10 May  at 5.30pm.

Pitching projects

  • INSTRUCTIONS FOR A REVOLUTION – HELENE WEIGEL by Maria Wischnewski, producers: Maria Wischnewski, Johannes Rosenberger, Lilly Rinklebe
  • WALKING UNDER PALMS by Adam Weingrod, producers: Kobi Mizrahi, Ohad San
  • A GIRL AND A GUN by Arya Amber Lalloo, producers: Arya Amber Lalloo, Antoinette Engel
  • TALKING OF GAZA by Tamara Erde, Haneen Sabbah, producer: Christilla Huillard-Kann
  • TROPICAL FEVER by Andy Malafaia, Carolina Höfs, producer: Leonardo Mecchi

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Jury and moderation

  • Elizabeth Bowley, Business Development Manager, British Pathé
  • Matthias Reitz-Zausinger, Producer, neue reitz
  • Anais Roth, Head of the editorial department for history and documentaries, MDR

Moderated by Sirkka Möller, Festival Curator & Consultant

Event information

  • The event will end at approx. 4 p.m
  • The event will be held in English.
  • The event will be held on site.
  • The event is open to Marketplace guests only.

Award sponsor

  • Logo Sponsor

  • Fr., 09.05.25
    14.00
    HFF - Kino 1

  • Fr., 09.05.25
    14.00
    HFF - Kino 1

Elizabeth Bowley
Newsreel Archive (British Pathé)
I have worked at British Pathé for 7 years. I love the content that we have available to licence. British Pathé is considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world and our archive spans the years from 1896 to the mid-1990s. Topics covered in the material includes major historic events from around the world, famous faces, fashion trends, travel, science, and culture. It is an invaluable resource for broadcasters, documentary producers, museum curators, and researchers worldwide. The entire archive of 220,000 films is available to view for free on the British Pathé website while licences can be acquired for other uses. We also represents content from partner organisations, such as Reuters' historical collection, and Spiegel TV.
Mathias Reitz Zausinger
(neue reitz Filmproduktion)

Mathias Reitz Zausinger is a filmmaker, producer, and author. He lives with his family in Berlin and Munich. He studied philosophy and postcolonial studies with a focus on the history of ideas of the early modern period, as well as visual arts in Berlin and Munich. His works and films explore the power of narratives and images, particularly in times of political and ideological transformation. His feature film debut, BOALÂNDIA, had its world premiere at the São Paulo International Film Festival in 2024. With NEUE REITZ FILMPRODUKTION, he collaborates as a producer with emerging filmmakers in various collaborations. With an awareness of the historical momentum of auteur cinema, the production company sees itself as a platform for young, experimental, and international filmmaking.

Anaïs Roth
Redaktionsleiterin (Anaïs Roth)