The SSD26 Guide to Decision Makers is now available!


Preparing a pitching campaign, a sales strategy, a search for partners or an international coproduction approach?

The SSD26 Guide to Decision Makers is now available in digital format on MySunny Space. Designed as a practical resource for producers, distributors, creators and documentary professionals, it brings together a qualified selection of decision makers active across the international documentary and factual market.

A resource to help you target the right contacts

The 2026 edition features 186 decision-maker profiles, representing 85 organisations across 25 countries.

Public broadcasters, private channels, platforms, cultural institutions, and digital players: the guide provides an operational overview of key contacts to know when developing, pitching, coproducing or selling documentary projects internationally.

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What you will find in the guide?


The SSD26 Guide to Decision Makers helps you identify:

  • The right contacts for your projects;
  • The most relevant companies, channels, platforms or institutions;
  • Editorial lines and programming priorities;
  • Key content areas such as human interest, history, investigation, science, environment, wildlife, arts & culture, true crime and factual entertainment;
  • Preferred formats and running times;
  • Content needs across linear, platform, digital and non-linear distribution;
  • The most relevant ways to pitch or submit your projects.

A strategic tool for your next international steps


Whether you are preparing meetings, building a prospecting campaign, refining a distribution strategy, seeking financing partners or developing new projects, this guide helps you save time and qualify your outreach more effectively.

It gives you a clearer view of who is looking for what, in which territories, for which formats and according to which editorial priorities.

The SSD26 Guide to Decision Makers is a practical resource to structure your approach and increase the relevance of your contacts across the international documentary market.

 

How to Get Your Copy


  1. Log in or create your MySunnySpace professional account.
  2. Go to the marketplace and select “SSD26 Guide to Decision Makers”.
  3. Purchase the product (€90 excl. VAT). The guide is available until 31 August 2026.
  4. The guide will appear directly in your MySunny Space "Resources", accessible anytime, anywhere.