Tënk is a streaming platform entirely dedicated to author-driven documentary. The platform has been active for three years, primarily in Quebec, and is now fully bilingual and expanding across Canada.This webinar will share Tënk’s unique approach to distribution and how it can help independent filmmakers and introduce you to its codirectors: Florence Lamothe and Naomie Décarie-Daigneault.

Tënk is officially recognized as an eligible platform by CAVCO, and can trigger access to funding and your Federal tax credits.

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Join us for a series of lunchtime moderated online conversations aimed at increasing documentary production in Atlantic Canada. Throughout 2023, nine conversations will be hosted by DOC Atlantic, in collaboration with Lunenburg Doc Fest and DOCTalks.
 
The first three conversations are focused on some alarming trends. Despite the public’s increasing appetite for documentaries and a growing number of DOC Atlantic members, documentary one-off production in Atlantic Canada has decreased even more than in other regions. At the Canada Media Fund (CMF), productions in this region represent just 5% of one-offs financed in the last seven years and 2.7% of the POV documentaries during the same period. No documentary applications from the Atlantic region have been funded under Telefilm’s Theatrical Documentary program since 2018-2019.
 
To understand this, we have reached out to our producing partners, who want to hear from you. We invite you to share your perspectives with the CBCTelefilm, and Documentary Channel and also learn about how you can work with them. Our goal is for these conversations to engage documentary creators and producing partners to turn the tide – to sustain our industry so we can thrive as a documentary community.

Thursday, March 23, 2023
12:30 – 1:30 pm AST

A conversation with CBC DOCS’ Jordana Ross, Production Executive for Documentary Channel, Michelle McCree, Executive In Charge of Production for Passionate Eye, and Nic Meloney, Production Executive and Indigenous Advisor

For more information about working with the Documentary Channel and CBC Passionate Eye, please refer to the following websites:
https://www.cbc.ca/independentproducers/
https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries

Register [HERE] to receive a Zoom link for the conversation

Further sets of conversations with other stakeholders will take place in the spring and fall in collaboration with Lunenburg Doc Fest and DOCTalks. Topics of focus and guests will be chosen based on consultation with participants in the first series and DOC-Atlantic members.

Lunenburg Doc Fest’s mission is to entertain, educate, and inspire by showcasing the documentary art form and creating a cultural connection between audiences and artists in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
 
DOCTalks seeks to promote cross-sector collaborations between creators – documentary producers, academic researchers, charities, governments, broadcasters, foundations, & funders – to produce knowledge-based documentary media projects.

Join us for a series of lunchtime moderated online conversations aimed at increasing documentary production in Atlantic Canada. Throughout 2023, nine conversations will be hosted by DOC Atlantic, in collaboration with Lunenburg Doc Fest and DOCTalks.
 
The first three conversations are focused on some alarming trends. Despite the public’s increasing appetite for documentaries and a growing number of DOC Atlantic members, documentary one-off production in Atlantic Canada has decreased even more than in other regions. At the Canada Media Fund (CMF), productions in this region represent just 5% of one-offs financed in the last seven years and 2.7% of the POV documentaries during the same period. No documentary applications from the Atlantic region have been funded under Telefilm’s Theatrical Documentary program since 2018-2019.
 
To understand this, we have reached out to our producing partners, who want to hear from you. We invite you to share your perspectives with the CBCTelefilm, and Documentary Channel and also learn about how you can work with them. Our goal is for these conversations to engage documentary creators and producing partners to turn the tide – to sustain our industry so we can thrive as a documentary community.

Thursday, March 9, 2023
12:30 – 1:30 pm AST

A conversation with CBC DOCS’ Sue Dando, Executive in Charge of Production for The Nature of Things, Lesley Birchard, Executive in Charge of Production for The Nature of Things and CBC Short Docs, and Nic Meloney, Production Executive and Indigenous Advisor

For more information about working with CBC Nature of Things and CBC Short Docs please refer to the following websites:
https://www.cbc.ca/independentproducers/
https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries

Register [HERE] to receive a Zoom link for the conversation

The next conversation will take place on March 23.

Further sets of conversations with other stakeholders will take place in the spring and fall in collaboration with Lunenburg Doc Fest and DOCTalks. Topics of focus and guests will be chosen based on consultation with participants in the first series and DOC-Atlantic members.

Lunenburg Doc Fest’s mission is to entertain, educate, and inspire by showcasing the documentary art form and creating a cultural connection between audiences and artists in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
 
DOCTalks seeks to promote cross-sector collaborations between creators – documentary producers, academic researchers, charities, governments, broadcasters, foundations, & funders – to produce knowledge-based documentary media projects.

Join us for a series of lunchtime moderated online conversations aimed at increasing documentary production in Atlantic Canada. Throughout 2023, nine conversations will be hosted by DOC Atlantic, in collaboration with Lunenburg Doc Fest and DOCTalks.
 
The first three conversations are focused on some alarming trends. Despite the public’s increasing appetite for documentaries and a growing number of DOC Atlantic members, documentary one-off production in Atlantic Canada has decreased even more than in other regions. At the Canada Media Fund (CMF), productions in this region represent just 5% of one-offs financed in the last seven years and 2.7% of the POV documentaries during the same period. No documentary applications from the Atlantic region have been funded under Telefilm’s Theatrical Documentary program since 2018-2019.
 
To understand this, we have reached out to our producing partners, who want to hear from you. We invite you to share your perspectives with the CBCTelefilm, and Documentary Channel and also learn about how you can work with them. Our goal is for these conversations to engage documentary creators and producing partners to turn the tide – to sustain our industry so we can thrive as a documentary community.

Thursday, February 23, 2023
12:30 – 1:30 pm AST

A conversation with TELEFILM CANADA’s Lori McCurdy, Feature Film Executive for the Atlantic Region

For more information about the Telefilm Theatrical Documentary Program, please refer to the guidelines [HERE]

Register [HERE] to receive a Zoom link for the conversation

The next two conversations will take place on March 9 & March 23.

Further sets of conversations with other stakeholders will take place in the spring and fall in collaboration with Lunenburg Doc Fest and DOCTalks. Topics of focus and guests will be chosen based on consultation with participants in the first series and DOC-Atlantic members.

Lunenburg Doc Fest’s mission is to entertain, educate, and inspire by showcasing the documentary art form and creating a cultural connection between audiences and artists in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
 
DOCTalks seeks to promote cross-sector collaborations between creators – documentary producers, academic researchers, charities, governments, broadcasters, foundations, & funders – to produce knowledge-based documentary media projects.

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Member Meet-up!

July 7, 2021

Are you a new DOC member? Please join DOC Ontario for a casual meet-up on July 14th at 1pm EST. Because we don’t have the opportunity to meet you in person, we want to make sure that you know what is available to you and give you the chance to let us know what you want out of your membership.

The session will be hosted by filmmakers Tiffany Hsiung (Sing Me A Lullaby, The Apology), and Yasmine Mathurin (One of Ours).

Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIufumppz8uEtW0E0C7V3f8XMo3YNhEsQ1G

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Documentary Bootcamp

July 7, 2021

Summer Bootcamp is back! If you’re looking to brush up on your producing skills, please join us for a 4-part series that takes a deep dive into the essentials of documentary filmmaking. These 3-hour workshops include participant case studies, special guests, resources for future projects, and an opportunity to connect with other filmmakers.

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/essentials-bootcamp-2021-tickets-161013009245

This workshop is ideal for filmmakers who have taken our Intro to Documentary series, and for people who have an understanding of the documentary filmmaking process.

WEEK 1: Wed Jul 28

Getting Started! Intro to Production, your Crew, and the Stakeholders

Dig into the production process, find the crew for you, and learn more about the key industry players. 

WEEK 2: Wed, Aug 4

What Are the Rules? Rights, Ethics and C19 Protocols 

Understanding ownership, considering ethics, and creating protocols for the health and safety of your team. 

WEEK 3: Wed, Aug 11

Finding the Money: Funding and Financing Essentials

A comprehensive overview of the funding available for Canadians, and how to create a financing structure for your project. 

WEEK 4: Wed, Aug 18

Line by Line! Budgeting for your Story

An intro to budgeting and a walk-through of the infamous Telefilm template, and how to make it work for you.