Talent Development
BFI Doc Society Fund
1-2-1 Advice Sessions
Morning Brews with the BFI Doc Society team
Morning Brews with the BFI Doc Society team
From September 2025, the BFI Doc Society team will be hosting regular online coffee mornings. During these informal meet-ups, you can ask us questions about our funds, get advice on challenges you're dealing with, connect with other filmmakers and maybe get some peer-to-peer feedback!
We aim to host these hour-long gatherings twice per month, with a maximum capacity of 10 attendees per session. Filmmakers cannot attend more than one coffee morning per three months, as we want to provide as much access to the film fund team as possible.
These sessions will replace our 1-2-1 advice sessions for the time being.
Please note that we can not discuss any active applications to our funds. If you have access requirements to attend, please email sanne@docsociety.org.
You can sign up now for our first Morning Brews session on Thursday 11 September, 10 - 11am. Make yourself a good cuppa and join us!
BFI DOC SOCIETY FUND
EVENTS
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.
BFI DOC SOCIETY FUND
OPPORTUNITIES
Matchmaker: Editors x Directors/Producers
Matchmaker: Editors x Directors/Producers
Submit your expression of interest by 14 August
Good documentary editors aren't always easy to find, and finding one who aligns with your formal vision, budgets, and time frame is even trickier. BFI Doc Society want to connect independent UK doc editors looking for new opportunities and connections, with directors and producers whose radar they might not yet be on. We hope to nurture new relationships and potential future collaborations through an online meet-up.
To be eligible, you have to have worked on at least one feature documentary, or be working towards your first feature documentary.
Please read all details and register your interest via this link.
Deadline: Thursday 14 August, 10am BST.
Meet our RISE 2025 cohort!
Meet our RISE Producer Programme 2025 cohort!
The BFI Doc Society RISE Producer Programme 2025 offers individually tailored guidance and training for 6 UK-based producers, aimed at breaking down socio-economic barriers of access and sustainability for emerging first time feature documentary producers.
For the second iteration of the programme, we selected participants from a UK-wide open call for applications. These producers will benefit from flexible modes of support and development sessions centred around bespoke 1-2-1 consultancies, group presentations, and market introduction.
Creative Non-Fiction Playlist
Interested in short creative non-fiction work? Looking for inspiration or insight into the wider short film landscape? Maybe you've applied to our Made of Truth Fund or are intending to do so in the future?
We've put together a selection of freely available, great short films that have been successful at international festivals, across forms and approaches. Worth a watch, and there are a few Made of Truth funded titles in there too!
