workshop programme – Interaction

Interaction Doc Workshop Programme 2026

18 – 24 August 2026, Požega (Serbia)

LECTURES

For all Workshop participants:
From 18 to 24 August 2024, the participants of the Workshop will explore various aspects of creative documentary film with our experts. The lecturers at Interaction Doc Workshop 2026 are Rada Šešić, programmer of the documentary competition at the Sarajevo Film Festival and the Trieste Film Festival, and Corina Schwingruber Ilić, award-winning filmmaker whose short All Inclusive screened at over 250 festivals including Venice, TIFF, and Sundance. Her feature documentary Dida won the Audience Award at Dok Leipzig, and her latest short Been There premiered in Locarno, earning a Special Mention and a European Film Award candidacy.

DOC IN PROGRESS PROGRAMME

For 5 Workshop participants whose projects are selected for development:
Five participants whose projects are selected for development will first present their projects (19 August), and then develop them through individual and group consultations with tutors and other participants (20 – 24 August). The list of tutors for the Doc in Progress programme of the Workshop will be announced in mid-April.

The Doc in Progress programme includes:

1) Presentation of selected projects for development to other Workshop participants, lasting 30 minutes per project (10 minutes for the presentation + 20 minutes for discussion), 19 August.

2) Individual consultations with tutors – Each participant will have 5 individual consultations with 5 tutors, lasting one hour per tutor, from 20 – 24 August.

Candidates can apply with projects in development, regardless of length (short or feature-length documentary) or the stage the project is currently in (development, production, or rough cut).

The participation fee for the Workshop is:

1000 EUR for participants not taking part in the Doc in Progress programme.
1200 EUR for participants with a project in development participating in the Doc in Progress programme.

The participation fee can be paid in two installments or in full.

JOINT PROGRAMMES

Meet2Talk – an accompanying program designed for participants in all Interaction programs. It is intended for their acquaintance, networking, discovering new perspectives on documentary film, and initiating discussions on topics important for short creative documentaries.

Interaction festival – an international festival, launched in 2022, dedicated to short creative documentaries up to 40 minutes long that contribute to pushing the boundaries of documentary film with originality and innovation. Candidates for participation in the Camp and Workshop can submit their short creative documentaries for participation in the Interscreen programme of the Interaction festival.