@smifilmsociety is calling for finished documentaries to apply to their new program STORY TO ACTION. Unlock your film's power to change the world with bespoke strategy building, research and outreach to powerful partners, and impact support from SMI! buff.ly/F6KBiFY

Important ❗️ 👏 DOC Responds to CBC’s Announcement on Documentary Investment and Platform Changes. Read DOC's full statement here: buff.ly/mmWu6dP

⏰ Reminder: DOC Webinar On CMF 2026–27 Program Guidelines! 📅 TODAY! April 20 | 🕒 3:30 to 5:00 PM EDT 💻 Zoom! Join DOC + CMF for a breakdown of key changes to funding access, requirements, and more, plus Q&A. 🔗 Learn more + register: docorg.ca/webinar-on-t... DOC members only.

📅 Mark Your Calendar: DOC Webinar On CMF 2026–27 Program Guidelines 📅 April 20 | 🕒 3:30 to 5:00 PM EDT 💻 Zoom! Join DOC + CMF for a breakdown of key changes to funding access, requirements, and more, plus Q&A. 🔗 Learn more + register: buff.ly/DdtC11Z DOC members only.

📢 Call for Volunteers! DOC is seeking volunteers to support DOC's Panel Discussion + AGM + Member Party 2026! 🗓 April 30: 11am – 11pm. Flexible shifts are available! Volunteers receive a free one-year Start-Up membership as a thank you! 🔗 buff.ly/7tUC7IU

📢 Call for Applications! The countdown begins! Lunenburg Doc Fest returns for its 13th edition Sept 23–27, 2026. Filmmakers: submissions are officially open! Early Bird rates are on now, so get your film in early. 🗓 Earlybird Deadline: March 13 🔗 buff.ly/w1u4d5p

CBC is inviting racialized independent producers to join consultations to share experiences & help shape future industry partnerships. 🔗Learn more + Register here: buff.ly/KWvZvDZ You can also share your thoughts online by filling out their poll: buff.ly/PsQ9pls

✨ Check out EVEREST DARK, produced by DOC member Merit Jensen Carr! Legendary climber Mingma Tsiri Sherpa leads a life-threatening mission to retrieve fallen climbers from Everest’s Death Zone. 📅 Feb 22, 6:30 PM | Hot Docs Cinema 🔗🎟 Learn more + buy tickets:

✨Check out Canada Media Fund’s Lights, Camera, Inclusion: East Coast in Focus! Voices from the DOC Atlantic community take the spotlight, featuring DOC Atlantic members! 🎬DOC's ED Julian Carrington is featured in EP 3, filmed at Lunenburg Doc Fest! 🔗https://buff.ly/6v1gtuu

⏰ Reminder: Hot Docs Board Applications Close TODAY at 5pm ET! 🎬 DOC is looking for three DOC members to represent the independent documentary community on Hot Docs’ Board of Directors. 📣 Help shape Canada’s leading documentary organization! 🔗 buff.ly/IgjvB1x

📅 Mark Your Calendar: DOC members: join a virtual Town Hall on Hot Docs | Open to all DOC members in good standing Updates, discussion, and member input on the future of Hot Docs and DOC’s role. 🔗 Learn more + register here: docorg.ca/register-for...

📣🎥 DOC Members: Your Voice on the Hot Docs Board Is Needed! DOC is looking for three members to represent the independent documentary community on Hot Docs’ Board of Directors. Help shape Canada’s leading documentary organization! 🔗 Learn more: docorg.ca/advocacy/joi...

⭐ Great News! 🎬🎙 DOC is excited to share The Checklist, a new podcast in the Filmmaker Toolkit, hosted by Georgia Guthrie and Hana Huggins of Film Picnic. 🎧Available to everyone. Tune in for practical insights and conversations with filmmakers across Canada. 🔗Listen now: docorg.ca/doc-member-b...

Feeling #overwhelmed as a #filmmaker or on a #Film/#TV project? 🎬 Join Film In Mind’s monthly 45-min online Community Rest Space 🌿 for care, joy & ease. Two sessions monthly to connect globally. 🔗 For further details and booking, please visit: filminmind.co.uk/opportunities/

📢 Job Opportunity: York University is hiring a Sessional Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in Film Production with a focus on Sound Production and Sound Post-Production. 🗓 Apply by: Dec. 15, 2025 🔗 Learn more: www.yorku.ca/vpepc/facult... 📄 Submit materials: www.surveymonkey.com/r/AMPD_FilmP...

🗓 Mark Your Calendar: DOC Northwest Film Accounting Masterclass + 2025 AGM 🗓 Tuesday, November 26 📍CRAFT Beer Market, English Bay, Vancouver 🕓 4:30 PM Kick off the evening with a Masterclass on Film Accounting led by Sherrill Sirrs, CPA, CMA. 🔗 docorg.ca/doc-nw-film-...

⭐ Great News! 🎙️ Tazeen Ahmed, DOC’s Operations Manager, joins First Frame, a new TELUS STORYHIVE podcast supporting Canadian creators. Tazeen and hosts Jennifer Park, Cameron Zinger, and Lindsey Killam explore the pressures filmmakers face and how to maintain wellbeing.

📣 Attention DOC Atlantic Members! Don’t miss the world premiere of DOC Member Devon Cooke’s feature documentary The Hands That Feed Us at Devour! The Food Film Fest in Wolfville, NS. 📅 October 24 🕑 2 PM – 4 PM 📍 Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville, NS 🎟️ Details & tickets: devourfest.com/program/the-...

⭐ Great News! DOC is thrilled to announce the selected participants who will take part in DOC’s Delegation to the IDFA, taking place November 13–23, 2025. 🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 cohort! 🔗 Learn more about the participants and their work: docorg.ca/doc-delegati...

⏰ Reminder! 🎥 Applications for the 14th annual SIMA Awards closes this Thursday! 🔗Learn more + apply here: buff.ly/scaGrEn SIMA is pleased to offer DOC Members 10% off on submission fees. Check-out the DOC Member Benefits page for info on how to receive the discount 🔗https://buff.ly/T50u5pw

⭐ Great News! 📢 DOC releases What We Heard: Community Consultations Report 2025! Voices of 200+ documentary creators from coast to coast, via six regional chapters. 📖 Full report + summary: docorg.ca/report/what-... #DOC #Documentary #Documentary #Canadianfilms #Canadianfimmakers #Canadiandocs

🎬 #TIFF50 starts today! Tonight at 10 PM at TIFF Lightbox, DOC’s National Board Chair Min Sook Lee’s There Are No Words screens for Press & Industry audiences. The World Premiere takes place September 9 at Scotiabank Theatre. More info: tiff.net/films/there-...

⏰ Reminder: Applications to DOC Atlantic’s Breakthrough Program close TODAY! This 10-month program supports emerging IBPOC doc filmmakers from Atlantic Canada with training, mentorship, and industry access. 🔗 Learn more + apply here: www.lunenburgdocfest.com/industry/doc...

📢 Indigenous Producers and Creators, CBC wants your input! Fill out their anonymous poll or email [email protected]. 🔗 Access poll here: buff.ly/tNzsNQY 📅 Open until August 15 Questions? Contact [email protected]

⏰ Reminder: Apply to DOC Atlantic’s Breakthrough Program by Friday! This 10-month program supports emerging IBPOC doc filmmakers from Atlantic Canada with training, mentorship, and industry access. 📅 Apply by July 25 🔗 Learn more + apply here:

📢 Call for Applications: STORY TO ACTION 5! 🎥 Story Money Impact's STORY TO ACTION program, focusing on docs tackling social & environmental issues. 🌍 Selected films get nationwide screenings & dialogues to spark change. 📅Deadline July 27 🔗Apply here: www.storymoneyimpact.com/blog/2025/7/...

📢 Call for Applications: Voices of Canada Industry Roundtables! DOC NYC and the Consulate General of Canada in New York present a curated showcase of Canadian doc producers with works-in-progress at the festival and Industry events 📅 Apply by August 8! 🔗Learn more + apply here: buff.ly/LmCUojQ

📢 Call for Applications: 2025 IDFA Forum! A key international hub for filmmakers, producers, and industry pros developing bold creative docs and new media projects. 📅 Apply by July 25! 🔗Learn more + apply here: professionals.idfa.nl/markets/co-p...

📣 DOC Executive Director Julian Carrington appeared before the CRTC to urge stronger support for long form docs. Without action to protect discoverability, these essential Canadian stories risk vanishing. 🔗 docorg.ca/advocacy/crtc-intervention-process #SupportDocumentary #CRTC2025 #CanadianDocs

Important❗️ DOC Signs Open Letter on Canada’s Digital Sovereignty DOC has joined civil society organizations across the country in urging the federal government to stand up to foreign tech giants and protect Canada’s digital future. 🔗Read more here: docorg.ca/advocacy/doc...

🎬 Vous souhaitez soumettre votre #documentaire à des festivals de films? 🎟️ Festival Concierge est là pour vous aider! 🎥 FC propose une stratégie de festivals personnalisée, conçue pour maximiser les chances de succès de votre film. 🔗 En savoir plus: buff.ly/Y6fHSjB

🎬 Want to submit your #documentary to film festivals? 🎟️ Festival Concierge is here to help! 🎥 FC provides a tailored festival strategy designed to boost your film's chances of success 🔗 Learn more + sign up here: buff.ly/3obqhMD #FilmFestivals #Filmmakers

⭐ Great News! Julian Carrington is now officially DOC’s Executive Director! In this interview with @povmagazine.bsky.social , he shares his vision for Canadian documentary, from Hot Docs to global collaboration and protecting diverse voices 🔗Read the full interview: povmagazine.com/docs-julian-...

⭐ Great News! DOC is proud to be a Community Partner for the Toronto Arab Film Festival’s closing night screening of Coexistence, My Ass! 📅Jun 29 | 🕖7:00 PM 📍The Revue Cinema; 400 Roncesvalles Ave 🔗 Get tickets and learn more about the film: buff.ly/qenVbcD

Julian Carrington named executive director of Documentary Organization of Canada ( @docorg.bsky.social) povmagazine.com/julian-carri...

⭐ Great News! DOC pleased to welcome Julian Carrington as the new Executive Director of the Documentary Organization of Canada!🎉👏 🔗 Read DOC's official press release here: docorg.ca/about/media-...

⭐ Great News! @knowledge.ca has an exciting opportunity for a Programming & Acquisitions Associate! 💻 📅 Apply by this Friday, June 6! 🔗 Learn more + apply here: www.knowledge.ca/about/employ...

DOC’s National Board Chair, Min Sook Lee, appeared before the CRTC to advocate for funding for long-form, point-of-view documentaries. She delivered a powerful message: if we lose critical storytelling, we lose a tool essential to our democracy! 🔗Learn more: docorg.ca/advocacy/crt...

⭐ Great News: The 32nd @hotdocs.bsky.social Festival kicks off today! Running April 24–May 4 in Toronto, it’s North America’s leading documentary festival, conference, and market — an exciting moment for filmmakers, producers, and industry professionals 📅: hotdocs.ca/festivals/ho...

🎬 Vous soumettez votre #documentaire à des festivals? Festival Concierge offre des stratégies sur mesure pour vous aider. Maintenant bilingue — bienvenue à Maëlle Guenegues (CAT&Docs), aux côtés de Sean Farnel et Claire Aguilar! 🔗 docorg.ca/fr/festival-...

📅 Mark Your Calendar: DOC Member Party! DOC is pleased to invite you to our annual DOC Member Party to celebrate all of your wonderful contributions to this amazing community of doc-makers. Food will be served! RSVP Here: docorg.ca/doc-member-p...

🎬 Submitting your #documentary to festivals? DOC's Festival Concierge offers custom strategies to boost your film’s success. Now with bilingual support — welcome Maëlle Guenegues (CAT&Docs), joining Sean Farnel & Claire Aguilar! 🔗Learn more + sign up here: docorg.ca/festival_con...

⭐Great News! @hotdocs.bsky.social has announced its 2025 official delegations—and three DOC chapters are among them! Shoutout to: ⭐DOC Institute ⭐DOC Northwest ⭐DOC Atlantic Plus: ⭐Atlantic Canadian ⭐OYA Black Arts Coalition 🔗 hotdocs.ca/news/hd25-de...

📅 Mark Your Calendar: DOC Member Meet-Up! Kick off Hot Docs with a DOC member meet-up! Drop by to connect with fellow DOC members, catch up over drinks, and ease into the festival with some friendly faces. More info here: docorg.ca/doc-member-m...

📢 Call for Applications! @ridm-festival.bsky.social is currently taking applications for its 28th edition. 📅 Deadline: May 26, 2025 📅 Late Deadline: June 15, 2025 🔗 Learn more + apply here: ridm.ca/en/the-call-...

@docorg.bsky.social released a statement condemning the violence against No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal and other journalists/filmmakers telling stories in Palestine and other conflict zones worldwide. povmagazine.com/no-other-lan...

IMPORTANT ❗ #Documentary #PressFreedom #humanrights #NoOtherLand #filmmakersatrisk

⏰ Reminder: Applications for this key leadership role close on March 23, 2025! DOC is hiring a dynamic and experienced Executive Director to lead our national organization. 📩 Submit your resume and cover letter to [email protected]. 🔗 Learn more: docorg.ca/job/document...

💻 Come work with us! DOC is hiring an Executive Director to lead our national organization. This is an opportunity to play a key role in leading DOC's work toward an equitable, sustainable ecosystem for documentary production. 🔗 Learn more about the position here: docorg.ca/job/document...