Talent Development
BFI Doc Society Fund
1-2-1 Advice Sessions
1-2-1 ONLINE ADVICE SESSIONS - OPEN ACCESS
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.
BFI DOC SOCIETY FUND
EVENTS
Holloway Roundtables
Filmmaker Roundtables: HOLLOWAY
5 July, 16:00 - 17:00 // Hackney Picturehouse, London
10 July, 16:30 - 17:30 // Komedia, Brighton
BFI Doc Society, in collaboration with Reclaim the Frame, are pleased to host two in-person roundtable conversations with the film team behind Holloway, to celebrate its theatrical release. This debut feature doc is directed by Sophie Compton and Daisy-May Hudson, and produced by Alice Hughes and Polly Creed.
On Saturday 5 July (London) and Thursday 10 July (Brighton) we invite documentary filmmakers of marginalised genders, interested in co-creation and trauma-informed collaborative processes, to join us for these intimate events, ahead of a screening of the film.
We will hear from the team about their processes and learnings in making the film, and invite attendees to share and reflect on their own projects and methods.
These sessions will last around one hour and capacity is limited to 10 participants to allow for meaningful exchange and conversation.
BFI Doc Society will cover the screening ticket for the 10 filmmakers attending the roundtable.
RAD & Features Funds Webinar
BFI Doc Society RAD & Features Funds - Webinar May 2025
Creative Non-Fiction Weekend 2025
Creative Non-Fiction Weekend 2025: The Taste of Mango
Sunday 6 July, 15:45 // The Rio Cinema, London
The Creative Non-Fiction Weekend is back for a second year and BFI Doc Society is pleased support the screening of Chloe Abraham's feature The Taste of Mango (supported through our Features Fund), accompanied by a Q&A with Chloe, moderated by Saeed Taji Farouky.
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
BFI NETWORK@LFF Applications Open
BFI NETWORK@LFF applications are now open!
Deadline: Friday 18 July, 11am
Are you an early career UK filmmaker working toward your debut feature? Then you might want to apply to BFI NETWORK's flagship development programme, BFI NETWORK@LFF, an incredibly opportunity for up to 15 UK-based screenwriters, directors, and producers working in fiction and documentary to engage in the BFI London Film Festival programme, attend industry events, and meet with leading filmmakers and professionals.
BFI Doc Society collaborates with BFI NETWORK to plan cross-discipline elements of the programme and select a small group of documentary and hybrid filmmakers to join the cohort.
This programme is designed to give you the critical insights and connections you need to propel your project—and your career—forward.
Find out more here, and please carefully read the How to Apply section.
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!
