WHO ARE WE?
Doc Lounge specializes in events, outreach and distribution of new Nordic and international documentaries. We organize premieres and preview events including music, talks, performances and director Q&As. In addition we continuously work with a wide range of development projects to innovate documentary distribution and the film screening experience.
The Doc Lounge experience.
Our head office is based in Malmö, Sweden, and currently operate with Doc Lounge Clubs in selected cities all across Sweden and Finland. Please contact us to start a Doc Lounge club in your own city.
Projects
We keep curious of how to evolve, develop and innovate ourselves and the industry. Through experiments and projects we can all discover new ways to hold events outreach and marketing.
Events
Doc Lounge’s core activity is the events. Both regular-, public- and corporate. The public events are held at Doc Lounge club’s all across the Doc Lounge network. The corporate events are tailor made for all kinds of organisations.
Organization
Doc Lounge is a non-profit organization with an experienced and well-connected board. with a range of strengths across film production and distribution, cultural policy, creative industries and innovation. Doc Lounge is run by the headquarters located in Malmö, Sweden.
Doc Lounge (Föreningen Doc Lounge) is a membership organization.
The Doc Lounge Story
The first Doc Lounge club was created in 2006 in Malmö, Sweden, by filmmaker Fredrik Gertten and music club promoter Gudrun Hauksdottir. The vision was to be an alternative distribution network for documentaries and a more satisfying and exciting experience for both filmmakers and audiences. It was an immediate hit and the concept quickly took off.
Doc Lounge evolved into a network across Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland, screening previews and premieres of the best new documentaries. Featuring everything from insightful Q&As with directors, to live music from the best new bands, to parties, bike races, comedy acts, food and drink, photography, art exhibitions, dance performances and much more.
Doc Lounge now specialises in distribution, events and outreach of new Nordic and international documentaries. In addition Doc Lounge continuously work with a wide range of development projects to innovate documentary distribution and the experience of film screenings.
Funders & Partners
18 Years
-1 Locations
550 Films
1200 Screenings
100000 Visitors