INTERNATIONAL PICTHES

DISCOVER THE INTERNATIONAL PICTHES SESSION OF FIPADOC

The International Pitches session will take place during the next edition of the festival in Biarritz (January,  23 - 31, 2026) and within the 2026 Fipadoc Industry Days, running January 26 - 29, 2026. 

 

During the Fipadoc International Pitches, the 24 selected project teams will pitch to 60+ international funders from Europe and beyond. Traditionally, decision makers from France TV, ARTE, RTBF, RTS, SVT, Al Jazeera, ZDF and many other broadcasters are present together with distributors, sales agents, festival programmers and film funds. To strengthen the potential outcome of the pitches, Fipadoc will schedule hundreds of tailor-made individual meetings between the pitch teams and these decision makers.

During the 2026 edition of Fipadoc, Portugal and Spain are the countries in focus !

To celebrate the 24 selected projects, the Fipadoc International Pitches conclude with an award ceremony.

◤ PITCHING SESSIONS

WED, JAN 28    09:00 > 11:00   &   11:30 > 13:00
THU, JAN 29     09:00 > 13:00   &   11:30 > 13:00

Rotonde (Bellevue) 
In English only

 

◤ INDUSTRY DAYS CLOSING CEREMONY AND AWARD CEREMONY

THU, JAN 29    18:30

Rotonde (Bellevue)

2026 CALL FOR PROJECTS

◤ 2026 INTERNATIONAL PITCHES : CALL FOR PROJECTS

THIS CALL FOR PROJECTS IS CLOSED

The announcement of the 24 selected projects will be available soon!  

EDITION OF 2025

◤ 2025 INTERNATIONAL PITCHES

In 2025, Fipadoc is especially proud of spotlighting a selection of fascinating projects from the 2025 Focus, the Balkan region.
In addition, we are happy to have a great presence of Balkan decision makers with us, representing great opportunities for co-working with and reaching audiences in the region.

International Pitches run for two days, spotlighting 24 projects in development during four sessions: 

Is the future already here?
Is the present in the past?
Is reality in wide format?
Is it all about character?

DISCOVER THE 2025 SELECTION

2025 DECISION MAKERS

◤ DECISION MAKERS OF 2026

60+ international funders from Europe and beyond will be attending our coproduction forum, with regular participation from France TV, ARTE, RTBF, RTS, SVT, Al Jazeera, ZDF and many other broadcasters will be present together with distributors, sales agents, festival programmers and film funds 

The list of decision-makers attending the 2026 Co-production forum is in progress. 

BEST INTERNATIONAL PITCH AWARD
BEST FRENCH PITCH AWARD
€7.000 in post-production services at Saya
PUBLIC SENAT AWARD
Pre-buy for the selected project
DOTIMAGES AWARD
€3.000 in cash sponsored by the Dotimages Fund to support the financing of a cinematographic or creative documentary project
DOCS UP FUND AWARD
€2.500 in cash and editorial mentoring sponsored by Docs Up Fund to provide mentoring and financial support to a documen- tary project committed to defend human rights around the world
CAT&DOCS AWARD
Consultancy on Festival, marketing, and distribution strategies, aiming to support exceptional documentary films in reaching international audiences
DOCSBARCELONA AWARD
Selection of one project presented at Fipadoc for the DocsBarcelona Pitching Forum
DOK.FEST MÜNCHEN AWARD
Selection of one project presented at Fipadoc for the DOK.fest München Pitching Forum
SAN SEBASTIAN AWARD
Selection of one project presented at Fipadoc for the San Sebastián Lau Haizetara Forum
BIO TO B AWARD
Selection of one project presented at Fipadoc to attend Bio to B – Industry Days (Biografilm Festival)

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