Doc & Film International

Overview

Doc & Film International is a Paris-based international sales agent founded in 2004. The company represents auteur documentary and fiction films for sale to distributors and broadcasters worldwide, operating from a catalog that spans Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and IDFA selections. Doc & Film is one of the most active documentary-focused sales companies in the European market, combining strong broadcaster relationships with a growing presence at theatrical distributors in major territories.

The company attends the Marché du Film at Cannes, the European Film Market at Berlinale, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, and AFM. Its dual focus on documentary and arthouse fiction gives it a breadth unusual among specialty sales agents, allowing the company to represent the full range of director-driven films that circulate on the international festival circuit.

What Doc & Film Represents

Doc & Film's catalog includes creative documentary features, political and observational documentary, essay film, and fiction features with strong authorial identity. The company has particular strength in political documentary -- films that engage directly with power, social justice, and human rights -- alongside culturally significant international fiction.

The company's Paris base provides access to Arte, France 5, and other French public broadcasters as co-financing and licensing partners. Arte in particular -- the French-German cultural broadcaster -- is one of the most important co-financiers for European creative documentary, and Doc & Film's broadcaster relationships give it active access to this funding stream on behalf of the filmmakers it represents.

Broadcaster Relationships

European documentary sales involve broadcaster licensing as a central revenue stream. Public broadcasters including Arte, ZDF, BBC, DR (Denmark), NRK (Norway), SVT (Sweden), and YLE (Finland) regularly pre-purchase and license documentary features, providing both financing during production and distribution reach after completion. Doc & Film's relationships with these broadcasters across Europe make it capable of assembling multi-broadcaster licensing deals that cover much of the European territory map through a single sales relationship.

For documentary filmmakers whose films qualify for Arte or BBC co-production, Doc & Film's ability to pursue these relationships in parallel with theatrical sales is a meaningful advantage over sales companies without comparable broadcaster access.

What Filmmakers Should Know

Doc & Film is a relevant representation target for documentary filmmakers with films that have screened or been selected at major international festivals, particularly IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, and Cannes' documentary sections. The company's dual documentary-fiction mandate makes it accessible for filmmakers working in hybrid modes alongside conventional narrative or observational documentary.

For filmmakers seeking French broadcaster co-financing or licensing, Doc & Film's relationships with Arte and France Televisions are a meaningful asset. A representation agreement often comes with active co-financing discussions for qualifying projects in development, not just sales representation for completed films.

The company's Paris base means it is most effective for films targeting European theatrical and broadcaster markets. North American and Asian sales are handled through the company's market presence at AFM, Hot Docs, and dedicated outreach to US and Asian distributors.

See Also

For how European documentary co-financing and broadcaster licensing works alongside theatrical distribution, see Documentary Financing: Building Your Stack. To model the revenue from French and European broadcaster licensing combined with territory-by-territory theatrical sales, use the Revenue Forecast Calculator.