BFI Doc Society Talent Support

Bolton Film Festival

BFI Doc Society at Bolton Film Festival

Thursday 3 October 2024 // Bolton

Are you an emerging filmmaker based in the North of England (or even beyond!)?

Join BFI Doc Society and BFI NETWORK North at the next edition of Bolton Film Festival (2 - 6 October) for a NETWORK showcase of recent short film work, followed by an info roundtable where you can find out more about our organisations, funds and talent development activity. BFI Doc Society grantee Simisolaoluwa Akande (The Archive: Queer Nigerians) will join our Talent Support Programme Manager Sanne Jehoul to discuss her work and experience working with our fund. Both events are on the afternoon of 3 October and are free, though with limited capacity, so book your spot now!

Folkestone Documentary Festival

Folkestone Documentary Festival - Industry Day

Friday 18 October 2024, 09:45 - 18:00 // Folkestone

Filmmakers, artists, all-round doc lovers: want to find out more about the UK documentary sector, who's who, and meet with other film creatives and potential new collaborators?

Then join us at the next edition of Folkestone Documentary Festival (17 - 20 October). BFI Doc Society is happy to support the festival's free day of panels, roundtables and friendly networking. There will be a masterclass and talks with talented filmmakers, crucial insights from industry experts, and a drink to round it all off! Open to all, whatever level of experience.

Find out more info and book here.

MATCHMAKERS: Producer-Director meet-ups

MATCHMAKERS: Producer-Director meet-ups (feature-level)

!! Applications are now closed while we evaluate the first expressions of interest and set up sessions. We might reopen this in the months to follow.

To address the challenges in finding the right directing or producing partner on a project, BFI Doc Society will be organising online meet-up sessions between independent creative documentary directors and producers from across the UK, starting in Autumn 2024. 

We are inviting any UK-based directors and producers working towards independent feature documentary work, who are interested in finding collaborators, to express their interest. Based on compatible elements including experience level, location, and formal, genre and topical interests, we will invite selected groups of participants. In short one-on-one meetings, you'll be able to find out about each other's interests and aims, and hopefully find the right project to join forces. 

Please fill out this brief form. Your responses will be added to our pool for these events and you will be invited to participate in a session if and when suitable. We cannot guarantee you will be invited, but please be patient as we will be hosting several sessions across the coming six months, each with different participants.