BFI DOC SOCIETY FUND
The BFI Doc Society Fund supports and nurtures independent non-fiction film and immersive projects by UK filmmakers, prioritising expansive, director-led storytelling.
BFI Doc Society at Sheffield DocFest
BFI Doc Society Drop-in Day at Sheffield DocFest 2025
Saturday 21 June, 12:00 - 15:00 // Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield
Are you attending DocFest this year, or are based near Sheffield? BFI Doc Society will once again hold its open access drop-in event at the UK's biggest documentary festival, aimed at emerging doc talent!
We will open the afternoon at Sidney & Matilda with a talk about our funds, which will be informal and open to your questions and feedback. Additionally several of our team members, as well as a number of UK producers and other industry, will be available for 20-minute 1-2-1 meetings where you can pick their brain on any specific questions and challenges you might have.
Arrive at 12:00 to attend the info talk and/or register for a 1-2-1 slot (first come first served!), and make sure to hang around for our happy hour reception from 15:00 - 16:00!
No pass needed. Keep an eye out for more details on participating experts.
RAD & Features Funds Webinar
BFI Doc Society RAD & Features Funds - Webinar May 2025
Independent Tax Credit Webinar
Independent Film Tax Credit Webinar - November 2024
In November 2024 BFI Doc Society and Documentary Film Council hosted a webinar with Chantel Burrell and Anna Mansi from the BFI Certification Unit, to shed light on the new Independent Film Tax Credit for UK film productions. The session was tailored to documentary productions and fully recorded. You can now watch it back here, and read more in this document.
1-2-1 ONLINE ADVICE SESSIONS - OPEN ACCESS
Please note that for the remainder of June we will have no new 1-2-1 slots available to accommodate the team's capacity in the run-up to and during Sheffield DocFest and Docs Ireland. We will release slots for July later this month, and will be running 1-2-1s in person at DocFest. Please keep an eye on the Events section below.
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Book your 15-minute 1-2-1 online advice session with a member of the BFI Doc Society team! Open to filmmakers and producers across the UK, this is an opportunity to discuss projects or ask advice about our funds.
