V4 Co Pro Meetings 2025
28.05, 17.00 – 18.30 | V4+UA Round Table – ASP 1 (participants only)
29.05, 16.15 – 17.15 | PANEL: Making Docs Together: Co-Producing in the Visegrad Region – ASP 1 – access with passes: Industry, Industry Pro, Industry Light, Media, Student
30.05, 9.45 – 12.00 | Individual meetings V4 + experts – MOS 3 (participants and invited experts only)
30.05, 9.45 – 17.00 Individual meetings with international producers & decision makers during CEDOC Market – MOS 4 (participants and invited experts only)
V4 Co-Pro Meetings during the Krakow Film Festival is a co-production event for film professionals from the Visegrad countries. Its idea is to initiate contacts between film producers and filmmakers from the region in order to establish cooperation in a field of film production. Participants of the V4 Co-Pro Meeting will also meet with Ukrainian producers to discuss co-production opportunities.
An important highlight of this year’s event will be a discussion on the cooperation and coproduction An important highlight of this year’s event will be a panel discussion about co-Producing in the Visegrad Region. What does it take to get a documentary made—and made well—across the Visegrad region today? The panel brings together experienced producers from Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary to talk about how the conditions for documentary filmmaking are changing, what options filmmakers have, and where the biggest hurdles lie.
The meeting in a round-table formula will be accompanied with the individual consultations with invited experts from TV stations, VOD platforms, production companies or sales agencies.
PROGRAM:
28.05 / Wednesday 17.00–18:30 V4+UA Co Production Round Table (ASP 1)
participants: Veronika Janatková Pandistan s.r.o. , Jan Bodnár GNOMON Production, Michaela Kaliská Ninja film, Roman Pivovarník HITCHHIKER Cinema, Monika Lošťáková Super Film, Anna Tóth ULab, Marceli Gerő Campfilm, Małgorzata Małysa FURIA FILM, Agnieszka Rostropowicz Consigliere Film Studio, Joanna Zielińska Big Wave Films, Diana Nazaruk DIM filmhouse, Anna Kapustina Albatros Communicos
29.05 / Thursday 16.15–17.15 PANEL: Making Docs Together: Co-Producing in the Visegrad Region – (ASP 1)
What does it take to get a documentary made—and made well—across the Visegrad region today? This panel brings together experienced producers from Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary to talk about how the conditions for documentary filmmaking are changing, what options filmmakers have, and where the biggest hurdles lie. From funding and partnerships to navigating political realities and finding the right stories to tell together, the discussion will offer real-life examples and insights into what works—and what doesn’t—when co-producing in Central Europe.
Panelists: Ondrej Starinský / RTVS (Slovakia), Maria Krauss / Plesnar & Krauss FILMS / KIPA (Poland), Julianna Ugrin / Eclipse Films / MADOKE (Hungary).
Moderated by Zdeněk Blaha, former Programme Director of the Institute of Documentary Film (Czechia).
30.05 / Friday 10.00 – 12.00 Individual meetings V4 + experts (MOS 3)
30.05 / Friday 10.00 – 17.00 Individual meetings with international producers & decision makers during CEDOC Market (MOS 4)
The project is supported by The Visegrad Fund
PARTICIPANTS:
- Veronika Janatková Pandistan s.r.o. |Czechia
Pandistan s.r.o. is a Prague-based production company founded in 2017. We engage in social-political driven topics, often focusing on active citizenship and the potential in civil societies. Our productions include Panic Button by Samara Sagynbaeva (KGZ, CZ, 2025, 85’), Pavel Borecký’s Living Water CZ, JO, CH, 2021, 77’), or Ticket to the Moon V. Janatková (2019, 52′ and 72’). Among our projects in development is Musica o muerte by Hana Jakrlova and Gap Junctions by Veronika Janatkova.
- Jan Bodnár GNOMON Production | Czechia
GNOMON Production is a Czech production company. We develop and produce fiction and documentary films since 2009. The latest films from our production are – The World According to My Dad (2023) or What About Petey? (2025).
- Michaela Kaliská Ninja film | Slovakia
Ninja film is a film production company based in Bratislava. It was co-founded in 2021 by director Martina Buchelová and producer Michaela Kaliská. Their aim is to give space to young voices and bolder audiovisual approaches in film. In addition to film production, they also focus on the educational side of filmmaking and organizing events about mental health and sustainability in the film industry. They are finishing their feature debut, Lover Not Warrior, and have several other projects in the making.
- Roman Pivovarník HITCHHIKER Cinema | Slovakia
HITCHHIKER Cinema is an independent film production company, established in 2012 by the producer Barbara Janišová Feglová. Specializing in art-house films and documentaries, the company focuses on stories that delve into social and cultural issues in Central Europe. The company’s latest feature-length documentary film Ms. President (2024, dir. Marek Šulík) about the former Slovak president Zuzana Čaputová premiered at Ji.hlava IDFF 2024 winning the main award for the Best World Documentary Film.
- Monika Lošťáková Super Film | Slovakia
At Super Film, where Monika has worked since 2017, she primarily produces documentary projects and minority co-productions. She also works at nutprodukcia, mainly focusing on preparing funding applications. Monika has participated in the IDFAcademy and Emerging Producers programs, as well as the East West Talent Lab. Additionally, she is a program coordinator at Visegrad Film Forum (since 2014), IFF FEBIOFEST Bratislava (since 2016), and the Four Elements Summer Film Festival (since 2019).
- Anna Tóth ULab | Hungary
ULab is the creative branch of Umbrella, a leading creative agency and production/post-production house in Hungary. We develop, produce and co-produce short and feature-length animations, fiction and documentaries with a focus on hybrid forms and authentic voices. One of our latest works, the animated documentary Pelikan Blue, was shortlisted for the European Film Awards, and our fiction feature All About the Levkoviches was distributed across the Americas by Menemsha Films.
- Marceli Gerő Campfilm | Hungary
Campfilm’s documentary and fiction projects are high quality author-driven films, mostly dealing with social issues through a deeply personal point of view. We aim to realize our projects in coproduction and build long term professional and artistic relationships with our directors. Our titles premiered and were mostly awarded in Rotterdam, San Sebastian, Locarno, CPH:DOX, Director’s Fortnight Cannes and Berlinale Competition.
We also aim to enlarge our co production slate as minority partners.
- Małgorzata Małysa FURIA FILM | Poland
FURIA FILM founded in 2015 by Karolina Galuba and Małgorzata Małysa produces documentaries and feature films, and also provides production services for international producers. FURIA’s films have been presented at festivals such as Berlinale, Visions du Réel, Krakow Film Festival, Warsaw Film Festival, Against Gravity, among others. The producers have represented Poland at major international festivals including Cannes, Locarno, Berlinale, and New Horizons. They have been repeatedly awarded for their pitching presentations at international events.
- Agnieszka Rostropowicz Consigliere Film Studio | Poland
Creative producer. She develops fiction as well as documentary films and series. She has worked with numerous independent film projects. Graduate, i.a. of the EAVE marketing workshop and EPI Workshops. The team of Consigliere Film Studio is made up of individuals with diverse experience in the film industry. From practical knowledge in legal consulting for audiovisual entities, to experience as a director and screenwriter, to years of experience working in film promotion and distribution.
- Joanna Zielińska Big Wave Films | Poland
BIG WAVE FILMS is Warsaw-based company creating author-driven films—both documentaries and fiction—with festival ambitions. We seek stories that entertain, provoke, and resonate. Founded by producer Joanna Zielińska, experienced in film financing and co-productions, and Mateusz Mularski, a documentary director and reporter with global experience. We’re currently seeking partners for our own projects and co-productions in Poland.
- Diana Nazaruk DIM filmhouse | Ukraine
DIM filmhouse is an international production company based in Kyiv and Berlin, focused on bold, character-driven stories that explore identity, justice, and truth. We create culturally grounded films with global resonance. Founded in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion, DIM tells stories rooted in the Ukrainian experience yet relevant worldwide. Our work includes Glyadyelov (2024), Malevych (2024), and upcoming titles like 533 Days – Separated by the Bridge and Ecocide: The Fight for Justice.
- Anna Kapustina Albatros Communicos | Ukraine
Albatros Communicos is a full-service video production company based in Ukraine. We collaborate with top creators to develop innovative projects with broad audience appeal. Our work has been screened and awarded at many of the most recognized festivals, including Sundance, Berlinale, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, and more.
EKSPERTS:
- Tracie Holder Means of Production | USA
- Basil Tsiokos Sundance FF / Sundance Institute | USA
- Aleksandra Derewienko Cat&Docs | France
- Barbara Bouillon ARTE G.E.I.E. | France
- Alice Burgin Visions du Reel VdR-Industry | Switzerland
PANELISTS:
- Ondrej Starinský RTVS | Slovakia
Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) is Slovakia’s state owned public television and radio broadcaster. It is a merger of Slovenská televízia and Slovenský rozhlas. Slovak Television (STV) is a public television service that broadcasts on two channels, Channel One (Jednotka) and Channel Two (Dvojka) across the entire territory of the Slovak Republic. Viewers have selected STV as the most reliable Slovak television network. It has won hundreds of awards at domestic and international film and television festivals.
- Maria Krauss Plesnar & Krauss FILMS / KIPA | Poland
Plesnar & Krauss FILMS is an independent production company co-founded by Maria Krauss in 2012. Films have been presented and awarded at national and international festivals, including Faces of Agata (Golden Hobby-Horse at the 63rd KFF) or The Guest by Zuzanna Solakiewicz and Zvika Gregory Portnoy, co-directed by Michał Bielawski – award for best cinematography at the IDFA festival. Producer’s representatives participate in the most important Polish and international festivals and industry events. Member of KIPA – Polish Producers Association.
- Juliana Ugrin Eclipse Films / MADOKE / DAE | Hungary
Éclipse Film is an independent film production company founded by Julianna Ugrin producer in 2011. Their titles were premiered, screened and awarded at festivals like Sundance, Locarno, Idfa, Hot Docs or Sheffiled, just to mention a few.
MADOKE is the Association of Hungarian Documentary Filmmakers. Julianna Ugrin is its President.
DAE is the Documentary Association of Europe, of which Julianna Ugrin is Chair of the Board.
Moderator: Zdeněk Blaha, former Program Director of the Institute of Documentary Film | Czechia
Zdeněk Blaha is a freelance consultant focused on documentary project and script development and UX design for XR. Formerly Programme Director at the Institute of Documentary Film (until April 2025), he has 15+ years of experience and works with major festivals like Karlovy Vary. His recent work includes the Venice-premiered XR projects Darkening (2022) and Fragile Home (2024), supporting innovative storytelling across platforms.
PARTNERS:
Institute of Documentary Film in Prague (Czechia)
Association of Slovak Film Clubs (Slovakia)
All -Dox Ltd / Budapest Documentary Film Festival (Hungary)
Fundacja Filmowa im. Władysława Ślesickiego (Poland)
MADOKE Hungaria Documentary Association (Hungary)