BFI Doc Society Talent Support

Bertha DocHouse Made of Truth Screening

Screening - Made of Truth: Made of Us
Wednesday 10 December, 18:20 // Bertha DocHouse, London

In collaboration with Bertha DocHouse we're presenting a selection of recent short documentaries funded through our Made of Truth Fund.

The films in this programme explore how the places we come from and the places we land make us who we are. Four films move through intimate recollections of family histories, the challenge of finding a new home in a new country, and the struggles of individuals caught up in social circumstances beyond their control. We will screen Adura Baba Mi (Juliana Kasumu), Folk (Noémi Varga), After Eight (Mos Hannan, Usayd Younis) and A Story Left Behind (Asma Kabadeh). The filmmakers will be in attendance for an extended post-screening Q&A.

Info and tickets.

FUTURE PROOF Development Lab

Call for Applications: FUTURE PROOF Development Lab

We are now accepting applications for FUTURE PROOF, a lab for the development of new, formally innovative non-fiction cinema and immersive moving image works by emerging to mid-career UK-based directors and lead creatives. The lab is delivered by FACT Liverpool and Doc Society, supported by the BFI Creative Challenge Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.

We are looking for participants working towards projects in line with the aims of the lab: investigating and/or working with new technologies, considering the cultural, environmental, and socio-political influences of these technologies and their impact on information ecosystems, trust, and the production of truth.

The programme will consist of two in-person residential lab events in Liverpool (January) and London (March), attendance at CPH:DOX (Denmark), and virtual sessions.

Selected participants will receive financial support to help cover the costs of taking part including a daily rate as well as arrangement of travel, accommodation and subsistence costs.

Applications close on 11 December, 12pm GMT.

Find all info, eligibility criteria and application form here.

We are also recruiting for a lab Programme Manager and Programme Coordinator. Find more info here!

Group Attendance to Visions du Réel 2026

Call for Applications: Group Attendance to Visions du Réel 2026
Dates of travel 18 – 22 April 2026 // Nyon, Switzerland

In collaboration with BFI we are hosting a Group Attendance of UK creative non-fiction producers to the next edition of Visions du Réel, Switzerland, in April 2026.

We are now welcoming applications from UK-based producers with creative documentary projects in active development to take part in this opportunity.

The deadline for applications is 10am on Thursday 11 December 2025.

Find out more here.