ZagrebDox Pro 2025: open call for applications to the training program!

ZagrebDox Pro is a five-day program that combines analysis of submitted projects, recommendations and suggestions for their further development. The program includes case studies, group and individual discussions with industry experts, master lectures, special film screenings and round tables. The novelty of the 2025 edition is the introduction of a completely new concept: slow pitch. 

Lecturers, experts and guests of the ZagrebDox Pro program are some of the most important European authors, producers and presenters. The best project, by the jury's decision, will be provided with one-year online mentoring, while two projects, also by the jury's decision, will be given the opportunity to participate in the residential module of ZagrebDox Pro, in cooperation with the Rab Film Festival in August 2025.

This year's program, open to the public, offers master lectures, special film screenings and round tables. A special segment of the ZagrebDox PRO program is dedicated to artificial intelligence, the possibilities it provides and the non-negligible ethical aspects opened up by the use of these tools in the production of documentary content. Through discussions and workshops open to the public, questions relevant to the creators of that content, but also to those who watch it, will be considered.     

ZagrebDox Pro strives to create an opportunity and help participants:
- through a concentrated, dedicated analysis of projects submitted to this workshop, in collaboration with experienced professionals.
- in choosing project presentation/pitching tools suitable for the project itself, but also for the author team representing the project
- through Masterclass lectures and panels on the advantages and dangers of the tools offered by UI in the recent production of documentary films
- in networking
- in designing a promotional project as an important part of its distribution success

WHO CAN APPLY?
Documentary projects in various stages of development and production and finalization can be submitted from all over the world. Still, projects that have priority in the selection are from Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Italy, Kosovo, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia and Serbia, which thematically deal with the region and/or projects seeking a co-producer from one of mentioned countries. 

Rules of ZagrebDox Pro are available here.

HOW TO REGISTER?
Interested candidates for the workshop apply by filling out and sending the application form.  

Important: The official language of ZagrebDox Pro is English. All data entered in the application form and accompanying materials that you attach to the application form must be in English, all amounts must be expressed in euros, and the trailer/teaser must have English subtitles.

DEADLINE?
The deadline for applications to ZagrebDox Pro is February 7, 2025.
Participation in ZagrebDox Pro is free.
Up to 8 projects will be selected for participation. Exceptionally, the organizer can decide to choose more than 8 projects.

SCHOLARSHIPS!
Participants coming to the workshop from abroad can apply for a ZagrebDox Pro scholarship that subsidizes accommodation costs during the workshop. The organizer decides on the number of scholarships and the amount of subsidies.

PARTICIPANTS WITHOUT A PROJECT?
In addition to project teams, ZagrebDox Pro lectures closed to the public can be attended by a maximum of 4 participants without a project. Events open to the public will also be organized as part of the workshop.

In order to apply for participation without a project, it is necessary to send an e-mail entitled "Participant without a project" to the address pro@zagrebdox.net after the publication of the list of projects accepted for the workshop in January. In the message, candidates should state their full name, e-mail address, telephone number and a short CV.

For all questions and additional information, contact pro@zagrebdox.net.