The 12th DOK Industry Programme will take place during the 59th DOK Leipzig, the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, from 31 October to 6 November 2016. The oldest documentary and animated film festival in the world, DOK Leipzig is renowned for presenting a high quality selection of creative, artistic and author-driven documentaries and animated short films, including a high percentage of European programming, around 70%. It is the yearly meeting place for the German non-fiction industry and important event for the international sector.The DOK Industry Programme offers the DOK Market, a fully-digitized video library with more than 300 new selected European and international documentaries, animated docs and animated short films, targeted at international TV buyers, distributors, festival programmers, content aggregators and other professionals. It is available online six months after the festival. The DOK Industry Activities is an umbrella for information talks, individual consultation and networking opportunities, enhancing DOK Market to a full-service tool. The DOK Co-Pro Market stimulates international co-productions between European production companies and international colleagues, supporting the financing of European creative documentaries. DOK Discoveries showcases results of various European and international training initiatives and delivers a high-quality selection of upcoming titles to decision makers. The DOK Exchange offers transmedia and crossgenre networking possibilities and a chance to form new project teams to realise innovative audiovisual works. DOK Panels are a platform to discuss current developments and the future of the documentary and pass on knowledge and best practice. DOK Industry is the meeting place of film professionals to discover the highest-quality European and international documentary films in an efficient, friendly and easy-access environment.