What's New

As part of the Dancing around Duchamp season at the Barbican, documentay director Chris Petit (London Orbital, Content) and Larry Sider will discuss the relationship between composer John Cage, and Marcel Duchamp.

We're excited to reveal our June programme! Coming up next month we have a diverse selection of docs for you to sink your teeth into, two of which we're pleased to present in collaboration with Open City Docs Fest.

This week Open City Docs Fest revealed their 2013 programme. We're pleased to announce that we're partnering with the festival to present a special screening of I am Breathing.

Sheffield Doc/Fest have revealed their 2013 programme!

Between the Lines was a three-day festival that took place at Rich Mix from 1 to 3 March 2013. In a series of follow up events we continue to explore the challenges facing documentary makers, investigative journalists and citizen reporters in the new media landscape.

If you missed Between the Lines festival, or if you came to the festival but didn't catch all the sessions, you can now watch them on our website! The first two sessions from the festival are online, with the rest coming soon.

If you came to Between the Lines festival, you may have seen the launch of MyStreet 2013! The deadline for entries for the third annual MyStreet competition will be accepted until Friday 31st May.

If you haven't heard of Shooting People, they're a wonderful place dedicated to supporting filmmakers. Find out how you can get involved...

Places are still available for Summerdocs 2013 at the National Film and Television School. Application deadline 23rd May.

Want to learn about Mozilla Popcorn? Want to collaborate with JavaScript coders to tell stories online?

Popathon Creative Hack Jam this Saturday will give you hands-on experience creating interactive stories on the web.

Take advantage of the early bird registration rates for the 13th RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film, held from Thursday 13th June to Sunday 16th June 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland!

From industrialisation in Cambodia to food insecurity in the US, DocHouse continues its unique year-round festival in May showcasing outstanding documentaries in cinemas across greater London.

BFI Future Film is looking for 10 filmmakers aged 21-25 to become part of the Doc Next Media Lab. Applications are now open. Read more...

The IDFA Bertha Fund supports documentary filmmakers in and from developing countries by offering them financial contributions to complete their projects. The fund is looking for new creative documentary projects from these countries, which can be submitted in the following categories: (1) Project Development, (2) Production, and (3) Post-production.

Applications are now open for the 2013 Grierson Documentary Lab from First Light.

The deadline has been extended until Friday 19th April for the Mobile Citizen Journalism Challenge brought to you by Between the Lines fest and Truthloader. Your chance to win an iPhone5!

The Grierson Trust has launched its annual call for entries to Grierson 2013 – The British Documentary Awards! Find out more...

Your WorldView has teamed up with the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, the largest documentary festival, market and conference in North America, to launch an exclusive online pitching opportunity to be awarded a £1,000 grant to fund a short film, as part of the Your WorldView Thought for Food season!

What's your perspective? Make a film on your mobile phone about something you're passionate about, or something that you think the mainstream media missed, upload it to YouTube, and you could be in with a chance of winning an iPhone 5!

If you joined us at Rich Mix last week for our sold out screening of Penny Woolcock's brilliant doc One Mile Away, you'll be aware of the brilliant work that Shabba, Dylan, and everyone involved with the film are doing. Find out what you can do to help.

Register now and take the opportunity to attend this unique event which occurs only every two years!

We are devastated to hear of the death of Mike Grigsby. He was an inspiring teacher and a uniquely talented filmmaker, who will be very much missed.

Our thoughts and sympathy are with Mike's close friend and creative collaborator Rebekah Tolley, and with his family and friends.

Between the Lines festival & Truthloader launch Mobile Citizen Journalism Challenge. Find out more and happy investigating!

Birds Eye View (3-10 April) shines a light on the recent wave of work by female Arab directors making headlines at the world's leading film festivals.

Enjoy a programme packed full of great docs, special guests, workshops, club nights and more (14 – 24 March 2013)!

Get the skills and make your own documentary with DFG's DOCLAB - an intensive two week training and documentary lab. Learn to shoot, direct and edit your own documentary over two weeks in London. Book now!

From the streets of Birmingham to the Bolivian Andes, join us in March to explore three very different yet equally powerful docs.

DocHouse have partnered with the Human Rights Watch Festival to present two screenings of The Gatekeepers, one of the most anticipated documentaries of the year.

Between the Lines festival flew by this weekend, with heated discussions, enlightening presentations, new perspectives, analysis of the past, visions of the future and some close examination of how we document the world.

The full programme of sessions and films at Between the Lines festival has been revealed! Find out more...

Do you have a vision for a short film you'd love to make but no dosh with which to do so? Then this is the brief for you.

The NFTS - the world's most prestigious training ground for documentary filmmaking - offers a summer school where the expertise of professional mentors will help you begin to become the documentary maker you want to be.

Early Bird weekend passes for Between the Lines festival are available until February 22nd. Find out more...

Strong characters, compelling tension, a credible resolution. In filmmaking, 'Storytelling' is usually associated with fiction. Yet good storytelling is at the heart of most successful documentaries. On February 22nd learn how to tell a strong and compelling story, at the Frontline Club.

If you joined us at Rich Mix on Januray 19th, you'll be aware that snow prevented Copenhagen-based Peter Albrechtsen from giving his Masterclass on Sound Design. We're pleased to confirm that this has been rescheduled for Saturday 9th February, 12pm - 2pm. There are a limited number of tickets back on sale, so if you couldn't make it on the 19th, now's your chance!

There are more great docs to see at Riverside Studios next month! Read more for the full listings...

Save the date! DocHouse and The Frontline Club have partnered to present a unique weekend festival of screenings and debate. Between the Lines is a three day festival of screenings and discussion exploring the challenges and opportunities for documentary makers, investigative journalists and citizen reporters in the converging media landscape.

CoPro, the Tel Aviv-based Documentary Film Marketing Foundation is inviting British documentary producers to pitch their projects.

The IDFA Bertha Fund is looking for new creative documentary projects from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe. The deadline to submit a project for the first selection round of 2013 is 1 February 2013.

In February we continue our unique year-round festival showcasing documentaries in cinemas across greater London. The legacy of the Khmer Rouge period in Cambodia, an examination of the state care system in Iraq, and China's first Citizen Reporters all feature in our February programme.

MeetMarket at Sheffield Doc/Fest is a fantastic opportunity for pitching new documentary, factual and cross-platform projects to nearly 250 buyers, funders and mentors in one of the world's top factual media marketplaces. Applications are now open!

Sunday 20th January, DocHouse recommends The War of Volcanoes at Riverside Studios. The story of the biggest jet-set love scandal of all times!

First Light is looking for young filmmakers, or teams of young people, to take part in a 4 day residential course which will provide an insight into how to go about finding finance for film projects and also offer fantastic networking opportunities!

On Friday 25th January, join The Frontline Club for a unique live screening of Alma, a Tale of Violence, guided by e-producer Alexandre Brachet.

Film London, in partnership with Creative England supported by Creative Skillset, launches its pilot training programme Audience on Demand. Find out more...

The School of Sound International Symposium is a unique series of masterclasses exploring the art of sound in film, the arts and media. From the 3 - 6 April 2013 at The Southbank Centre, London.

There are a wealth of documentary screenings on offer at Riverside Studios this month! Check out the full listings...