Proxima is Doc at Work's space dedicated to documentary films in the editing and post-production phase. It is open to works longer than 60 minutes selected from among those that have applied to participate through a specific call for entries. Each year, a maximum of six feature-length documentaries directed by Italian filmmakers (or filmmakers residing in Italy) and/or (co-)produced in Italy are selected. The participating projects, still seeking their world premiere, will be presented to an audience of decision makers selected from among international festival programmers, sales agents, distributors, commissioning editors and other important players in the European audiovisual sector.
The SudTitles Award and the RIDM Award are confirmed for the 2025 edition of Proxima; the final list of awards will be announced shortly.

Discover the call for entries for the 2025 edition.

Proxima 2023
Il mondo di Beau by Claudia Tosi (Italy, Germany) / Cinemambiente Festival
Cesare nel tempo by Angelo Loy (Italy) / Rome Film Festival
Fiume o morte! by Igor Bezinović (Croatia, Italy, Slovenia) / International Film Festival of Rotterdam *Tiger Award
L'età d'oro by Camilla Iannetti (Italy) / IDFA International Competition
Gioventú bruciata by Agostino Ferrente (Italy)

Proxima 2024
After the storm by Francesco Rufini (Lithuania)
Il castello indistruttibile by Danny Biancardi, Stefano La Rosa, Virginia Nardelli (Italy, France) / CPH:DOX International Competition
Mater by Fatima Bianchi (Italy, France)
Mia by Enrico Maisto (Italy)
Waking Hours (prima: On the Serbian border) di Federico Cammarata e Filippo Foscarini (Italia) *Best Pitch Award - RIDM Forum / Settimana Internazionale della Critica 2025
Labyrinth (formerly: Il tempio della memoria) by Alberto Gemmi (Italy)