The Documentary Campus Masterschool is an intensive ten-month programme, which offers filmmakers across Europe a priceless opportunity to access the international documentary market and to develop new business strategies. Since the programme began back in 2001, it has cultivated a whole host of great films – not least the Oscar-nominated Rabbit à la Berlin or the Emmy-nominated Birth of a Surgeon. As of 2017 the focus of the Masterschool will be on the development of series, as well as on virtual reality projects.Over the course of four workshops, 15 selected European producer/director teams are assisted in developing their documentaries for the traditional TV market as well as for new digital platforms. Each team is backed by two experts from the media industry who are matched to their needs. At the Leipzig Networking Days the teams then present their fully developed projects to leading commissioning editors and buyers from all over the world. As part of the Documentary Campus Masterschool, we offer public Industry Training Events, which have established themselves in the documentary scene as important meeting places for exchanging expertise and building international relationships. The number and variety of specialised experts ensures the high quality of each event and guarantees that Documentary Campus keeps the finger on the pulse of current trends in the international media field. The Industry Training Events take place in various European cities. So far over 11,000 participants from over 50 countries have been trained by roughly 750 trainers and experts involved in our programmes since Documentary Campus began. For the Industry Training Events Documentary Campus partners with established festivals and markets in Europe such as Sheffield Doc/Fest and MIPDoc.