Category: Workshop

DOC will be present at Gimli International Film Festival!

Growing from our wonderful meetings with local filmmakers at the Available Light Film Festival this past winter, attending Gimli to connect with Manitoba doc-makers is part of DOC’s Strategic Goal to connect with and work to strengthen our local Chapters.

Having launched an initiative to normalize conversations about mental health in the Canadian documentary field in 2022, the Documentary Organization of Canada and the team at DocuMentality, with the financial support of the Canada Media Fund, conducted a series of focus groups to assess well-being among documentary industry professionals nationwide.

This report is Canada’s first in-depth analysis of mental health and well-being in the production sector. This session will share the results of the DocuMentality report with filmmakers in Manitoba and seek input for what filmmakers want to see change in order to center well-being and good mental health in their work.

Following the positive reception of DOC’s Hot Docs panel about our report on mental health in the documentary sector, we are opening the discussion up to all members across the country to share the results of the report, and discuss next steps.

The session will be led by Rebecca Day, Malikkah Rollins, and Marina Serrão of Film in Mind who are trained therapists with a background in documentary film.

Please note that there is no registration link. Zoom link will be opened when the session starts. You can add the event to your calendar, which has the zoom link, so that you don’t forget!

There are quite a few changes to the CMF’s 2023-2024 Guidelines that impact documentary filmmakers. DOC has invited the CMF to a special DOC-only session so you can hear from and ask questions directly to one of the CMF’s Directors of Content, Mireille Darveau. 

This will be a bilingual session with French – English simultaneous translation.

🗓️ Wednesday, May 10th, 2023

🕔 3pm EDT

Following DOC’s AGM (with a small time-out to catch a film or some dinner!) please join us at the Monarch Tavern to celebrate all of your wonderful contributions to this amazing community of doc-makers.

We will be serving bite-sized snacks 🙂

Please bring your proof of registration to the party!

DOC’s AGM will begin at 3pm on Thursday, May 4th. Meet DOC’s new National Board, hear from DOC’s six regional Chapters, get the Executive Director’s report, and participate in important discussions about the rganization.

This year, DOC is inviting members to vote using a web-based platform during the AGM. Members participating via zoom or in person will be able to easily click-and-vote with no registration required.

Should you be participating in person but don’t have access to a smartphone with internet capabilities, let us know! We will be happy to accommodate you.

At 10am on Thursday, May 4th please join us for a members-only discussion about current political and advocacy issues. This is a great opportunity to get up-to-speed on some of the most urgent discussions in our sector, and to let us know what’s important to you.

Send us your ideas for topics by April 29th: info@docorg.ca

DOC Québec is issuing a call for a general election to fill positions for a new Executive
Committee. The election is to be held in conjunction with the Annual General Assembly.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 7 p.m.
L’ARRQ (5154 Rue St-Hubert, Montréal, QC H2J 2Y3)
or via Zoom

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The executive committee of DOC Québec is composed of eleven (11) members elected for a 2-year term. The members of the executive committee represent the documentary filmmaking community (directors, producers, technicians, etc.). It is a position of leadership whose responsibilities include: attending monthly meetings; organizing events; participating in subcommittees; and contributing to the evolution and defence of the Canadian documentary filmmaking tradition. Being on the executive places you at the core of the documentary community in Québec as well as in Canada as DOC Québec works with the National Board and the Local Chapters from Vancouver to Halifax, to strengthen and promote independent documentary filmmaking.

POSITIONS IN ELECTIONS

For the coming year, 3 of the 11 terms on the Executive Committee expire. In addition to the vacant position on the board, a total of 3 positions must be filled at the next assembly. For your information, the positions who were elected or co-opted in 2022 for a 2-year term are Jani Bellefleur-Kaltush, Daniela Mujica, Ina Fichman, Amélie Tintin, Amy Miller, Olivier D. Asselin, Gentille M. Assih, Laurence Lemaire.

NOMINATION

Any member in good standing may nominate or be nominated by another member. To submit your application or that of another member, you must send to DOC Québec (coordination_docquebec@docorg.ca) a short bio that describes the candidate. All applications must be submitted by 6 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 2023. A list of all candidates will be compiled and sent to DOC Québec members prior to the Annual General Assembly.

A candidate may also run or be nominated at the beginning of the General Assembly if the number of candidates is less than the number of positions in the election. However, it should be noted that nominated candidates will have to be present at the meeting to accept or refuse this appointment.

THE ELECTORAL PROCESS

In the event that the number of candidates is only equal or lower than the number of vacancies, all candidates will be elected by acclamation (without a vote).

If the number of candidates is higher than the number of vacancies, a secret ballot election will take place. The virtual ballot will include all the names of the candidates. Voters will be able to vote for up to 3 candidates, the number of positions in the election.

The 3 candidates having the most votes will be elected to the Executive Committee. If necessary, there may be a second and third round of voting if candidates are tied, and it is essential to establish a rank for the outcome of the election (e.g., if the candidates who end up 3rd and 4th are tied).

We remind you that only members in good standing have the right to vote. If you have not renewed your membership or would like to join DOC, you can do so here: https://docorg.ca/join-doc/.

POSTS

Following the Annual General Assembly, the Executive Committee will elect the five directors of the new Board: the position of Chair, Treasurer & Administrator.

Members of the Executive Committee will be called upon to represent DOC Québec on the Board of the National organization, Hot Docs, and l’Observatoire du Documentaire.

Executive Committee members commit to attend a minimum of 8 out of 11 board meetings annually and to make significant contributions to a subcommittee.

For further information, please contact Esmé Tierney, coordinator, DOC Québec, at coordination_docquebec@docorg.ca.

DOC Quebec is proud to announce its first partnership with the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) as part of the SODEC_Lab @Hot Docs 2023. This SODEC_Lab will allow documentary producers belonging to underrepresented communities in Quebec to participate in the documentary market at the Hot Docs festival in Toronto.

Professional activities offered to selected individuals:

• Two preparatory workshops and individualized mentoring before departure for Hot Docs.
• Individualized mentoring and on-site support throughout the Industry professional market at Hot Docs.
• Access to all networking activities and conferences.
• Practical workshops and meetings with decision-makers present at Hot Docs (for 5 days).

Details about the offer:

• An in-depth introduction to the Hot Docs festival and the Industry & Forum component.
• Allowing underrepresented communities to integrate into the Canadian-English and international films circuit.
• Establishing relationships between Québécois producers and players in the Canadian-English and international documentary industry, accredited at Hot Docs.
• Accreditation (All access Hot Docs Industry).
• Flat-rate accommodation and transportation allowance.

Sought profile:

Who can submit an application?

This initiative is aimed at documentary producers belonging to underrepresented communities* residing in Quebec:

• Who have attended the Hot Docs professional market (Industry & Forum) less than twice.
• Who have produced a documentary film (short, medium, long or a documentary series) that has been selected in a major festival or commercially released.
• Who have a relevant feature-length documentary project or a TV hour format for the Canadian-English and/or international market.
• Who is available for preparatory workshops (week of April 3 and 10, 2023).
• Who is available on-site at Hot Docs from May 1 to 5, 2023.

*Underrepresented communities:

• Identifying as BIPOC;
• and/or a person with a disability;
• and/or identifying as LGBTQIA+;
• and/or residing outside of Montreal (in a rural area, at least 100 km outside of Montreal, using the shortest route).

Documents to provide:

A complete file (in French or English) including:

• The candidate’s CV;
• Short biography (100 words max);
• The registration form duly completed online by March 28, 2023, at 11:59 pm;
• A project file: synopsis, intentions, budget estimate (maximum 5 pages).

To submit your application, please fill out the online registration form and attach all required documents no later than March 28, 2023, at 11:59 pm

DOC has invited Telus, Knowledge Network, APTN and Story Money Impact to a conversation about what types of documentaries they are looking to support, the ways that they can help you reach new audiences, and how these potential partners can work together on a film’s financing and outreach campaigns.

It’s our annual Holiday party at O Patro Vys in Montreal. 

The holiday season is fast approaching!

This year, Les Films du 3 Mars joins DOC Québecfor a doubly happy Christmas !

To celebrate this beautiful union after a few years of the pandemic, we invite you to the classic O Patro Vys, to toast the end of 2022 and to the success of your future projects!

Everyone is welcome!

🗓: Thursday, December 15^th starting at 7pm 

📍: O Patro Vys (356 Mont-Royal Ave E, Montreal, Quebec H2T 2G4)