Following the success of the Focus Visegrad 2021, Fipadoc initiated Meet & Match Visegrad in 2022, an initiative that annually highlights the documentary film industries of the Visegrad Group countries (Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia) and connects them to the French industry and the rest of Europe.
Once again, Fipadoc Meet & Match: Visegrad 2025 aims to create a meeting point for documentary film professionals coming from Visegrad, France and Europe. Taking place during Fipadoc International Documentary Festival, the initiative extends over 8 days on January 23rd to 31st 2026, in Biarritz, France. It offers a program designed to gather key industry professionals (producers, directors, decision makers, funders) together through targeted matchmaking activities:
PRODUCERS MEET PRODUCERS VISEGRAD – FRANCE
Applications from November 15th to December 19th , 2025
The prearranged meetings are carefully designed to matchmake the right partners based on a selection of projects presented.
◤ Mentored by Zdenek Blaha (former IDF / East Doc Platform).
◤ 2-hours long meeting session.
◤ 36 one-to-one meetings.
◤ 6 producers from Visegrad & 6 producers from France :
VISEGRAD
◤ Marta Dużbabel / Pinot Films (Poland)
◤ Matěj Paclík / Breathless Films (Czech Republic)
◤ Tadeusz Chudy / Reel Film Lab (Poland)
◤ Silvia Panáková / Arinafilm (Slovakia)
◤ Zsófia Zurbó / Éclipse Film (Hungary)
◤ Glib Lukianets / Gogol Film (Poland)
FRANCE
◤ Eliott Baillon / Darjeeling
◤ Albin Bourgeois / Weplus
◤ Flore de Fontainieu / Little Big Story
◤ Julie Meigniez / Talweg
◤ Caroline Roussel / Arturo Mio
◤ Laurence Uebersfeld / LuFilms)
◤ Social gatherings: producers’ lunch and dinner, Fipadoc’s drink and Focus
territory’s dinner.
INTERNATIONAL COPRODUCTION FORUM
Applications from September 5th to October 3trd, 2025
◤ Pitching trainings
◤ One-to-one meetings with key European decision makers
◤ Physical pitching sessions in Biarritz
Different awards for international projects (Al Jazeera award, Cat&Docs award, Docs Up Fund Award)
◤ Awards from partner festivals: Docs Barcelona, Dok.Fest München, Lau
Haizetara (San Sebastian).
◤ 2 projects from Visegrad in 2026
VALLEY OF THE HEART (Czech Republic)
INNER LANDSCAPES (Poland)
CONFERENCES, MEETINGS AND EVENTS, INDIVIDUAL FOLLOW-UP BY EXPERTS
◤ MEET THE FROGS: How to coproduce with France, moderated by CNC
◤ MEET THE FROGS: Arte France, France Télévisions and CNC Line-ups
available in simultaneous translation (in English)
◤ FOCUS: : sessions on the Spanish and Portuguese documentary landscapes (creation, financing and co-production opportunities, festivals)
FIPADOC MEET & MATCH, YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS A PANEL OF EUROPEAN DECISION-MAKERS
◤ French broadcasters: France Télévisions, ARTE, Ushuaia TV, Histoire TV, LCP AN, Public Sénat, M6, Society+
◤International broadcasters: OV/PBS (USA), NHK (Japan), EBS (South Korea), Al Jazeera (Qatar), RAI Documentari (Italy), RTBF (Belgium), RTS (Switzerland), SVT (Sweden), CTV (Czech Republic), Current Times TV (Czech Republic), Polish TV (Poland), RTVS (Slovakia), SWR (Germany), ZDF (Germany), ORF (Austria), LRT (Lithuania), LV TV (Latvia), EPB (Estonia), 3CAT (Spain), TG4 (Ireland), ERT (Greece), KAN (Israel), TV 2M (Morocco), HRT (Croatia), TRT (Turkey), RTVE (Spain), Filmin (Spain), Movistar+ (Spain
In order to propose this unique initiative, FIPADOC is partnering with important documentary actors in the region:
◤the Documentary Film Institute (IDF) in Prague
◤the Hungarian Madoke Documentary Association in Budapest
◤the Krakow Film Foundation (KFF)
◤the Slovak Association of Independent Producers in Bratislava
◤the Doclab Poland program in Warsaw
