Join us and make your voices heard!

DOC is inviting documentary makers across the country to participate in cross-country consultations and our first stop is in Winnipeg!

DOC is partnering with DOC MB and the Winnipeg Film Group to hold our Manitoba community consultations on Wednesday, October 16th at 4:00pm

This session is open to all documentary-makers, and will be followed by a social with free food and refreshments 😊

DOC’s MB consultation in Winnipeg is key to our National initiative to hear directly from doc-makers in Manitoba about how the seismic shifts in our industry are impacting your ability to create and disseminate your stories. At this crucial moment, the CRTC is in the process of deciding how to implement the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11), which will shape how we work with streamers and broadcasters for the foreseeable future. Federal institutions are rethinking how they support development, production, distribution and discoverability of our content, and festivals and funders are having to rethink their models. There has never been a more crucial time to make your voices heard.

DOC’s cross-country consultations are taking place in collaboration with all six DOC Chapters over the course of this Fall and Winter. These discussions will help guide DOC’s advocacy efforts in the coming years, covering key issues that matter most to our community.

Thank you to the Canada Media Fund for their generous support in making these vital grassroots conversations with our members possible!

A 4-part online series on the essentials of documentary producing, led by Soko Negash

DOC Institute’s popular Essentials Bootcamp series is back! This 4-part virtual series will cover the documentary producing essentials that every early career producer needs to know.

Led by Toronto-based producer Soko Negash, these intensive, interactive sessions will include case studies, real-world insight from industry professionals, and sample documents from successfully funded films. This bootcamp series is an opportunity for you to:

• Learn the 101s of funding, approaching funders, and pitch packages.
• Find out how to navigate legal & business affairs of a doc project.
• Understand ethical concerns, copyright, and more.
• Learn how to find and collaborate with your crew.
• Navigate the world of budgets, financing plans, and production management.
• Ask your burning questions about working as a producer in the industry.

REGISTRATION

DOC members receive $60 off registration prices (not applicable to student prices). Check’s DOC Member Benefits page for the discount code, under “Production Benefits.” Please remember to apply the discount code before checkout. Instructions for using promo codes can be found here. Learn more about becoming a member here.

We are offering a special registration pricing for students currently enrolled in a recognized post-secondary institution. We reserve the right to ask for proof of enrollment.

The registration prices are for access to all four workshops. The workshops are designed as a series and individual workshop registration is not available. The workshops are scheduled for the Ontario time zone, but we welcome registrants from any location. Workshops will be recorded and be made available to registrants.

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The Essentials Bootcamp series is made possible through the support of Ontario Creates.

Our Meet the Funder series is back! Join us virtually on July 23 (1pm ET) for a conversation with Heather Williamson (Senior Development and Production Executive, Original Programming, Factual & Reality, Bell Media) about funding opportunities at Bell Media. The session will be moderated by Aeyliya Husain.

The session is free for DOC members and non-members.