Documentary Organization of Canada

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@smifilmsociety is calling for finished documentaries to apply to their new program STORY TO ACTION. Unlock your film's power to change the world with bespoke strategy building, research and outreach to powerful partners, and impact support from SMI! https://t.co/mlr1qBVziG

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Important ❗️

DOC Responds to CBC’s Announcement on Documentary Investment and Platform Changes. 👏

Read DOC's full statement here: https://t.co/W5Cxml5tX6

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⏰ Reminder: DOC Webinar On CMF 2026–27 Program Guidelines!

📅TODAY! April 20 | 🕒 3:30 to 5:00 PM EDT
💻Zoom!

Join DOC + CMF for a breakdown of key changes to funding access, requirements, and more, plus Q&A.

🔗Learn more + register: https://t.co/kTSrajn8y9

DOC members only

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📅Mark Your Calendar: DOC Webinar On CMF 2026–27 Program Guidelines

📅April 20 | 🕒 3:30 to 5:00 PM EDT
💻Zoom!

Join DOC + CMF for a breakdown of key changes to funding access, requirements, and more, plus Q&A

🔗Learn more + register: https://t.co/kTSrajn8y9

DOC members only

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📢 Call for Volunteers!

DOC is seeking volunteers to support DOC's Panel Discussion + AGM + Member Party 2026!

🗓 April 30: 11am – 11pm. Flexible shifts are available!

Volunteers receive a free one-year Start-Up membership as a thank you!

🔗https://t.co/RQWGPHrTjt

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📢 Call for Applications!

The countdown begins! Lunenburg Doc Fest returns for its 13th edition Sept 23–27, 2026. Filmmakers: submissions are officially open! Early Bird rates are on now, so get your film in early.

🗓 Earlybird Deadline: March 13

🔗 https://t.co/xB8EXjpPtB

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CBC is inviting racialized independent producers to join consultations to share experiences & help shape future industry partnerships.
🔗Learn more + Register here https://t.co/qzpjiUnpAY

You can also share your thoughts online by filling out their poll https://t.co/r1gE5febsT

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✨ Check out EVEREST DARK, produced by DOC member Merit Jensen Carr!

Legendary climber Mingma Tsiri Sherpa leads a life-threatening mission to retrieve fallen climbers from Everest’s Death Zone.

📅 Feb 22, 6:30 PM | Hot Docs Cinema

🔗🎟 https://t.co/K29Fz6WBLQ

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✨Check out Canada Media Fund’s Lights, Camera, Inclusion: East Coast in Focus!

Voices from the DOC Atlantic community take the spotlight, featuring DOC Atlantic members!

🎬DOC's ED Julian Carrington is featured in EP 3, filmed at Lunenburg Doc Fest!

🔗https://t.co/4S3ktldwGX

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⏰ Reminder: Hot Docs Board Applications Close TODAY at 5pm ET!

🎬 DOC is looking for three DOC members to represent the independent documentary community on Hot Docs’ Board of Directors.

📣 Help shape Canada’s leading documentary organization!

🔗 https://t.co/Mc86wJqpGZ

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📅 Mark Your Calendar:

DOC members: join a virtual Town Hall on Hot Docs | Open to all DOC members in good standing

Updates, discussion, and member input on the future of Hot Docs and DOC’s role.

🔗 Learn more + register here: https://t.co/C86LxrHEw4

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📣🎥 DOC Members: Your Voice on the Hot Docs Board Is Needed!

DOC is looking for three members to represent the independent documentary community on Hot Docs’ Board of Directors. Help shape Canada’s leading documentary organization!

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/cRWizkGils

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The Checklist joins DOC’s growing Filmmaker Toolkit, including:
- Mental Health Database: https://t.co/D4YnkVBKsJ
- Legal Resources (DOC members only): https://t.co/XJ8zw6x1kW
- Theatrical Marketing Toolkit (DOC members only): https://t.co/MIlHeg2Mbg "

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🎬🎙 DOC is excited to share The Checklist, a new podcast in the Filmmaker Toolkit, hosted by Georgia Guthrie and Hana Huggins of Film Picnic. Available to everyone. Tune in for practical insights and conversations with filmmakers across Canada.

🔗 https://t.co/6L44Deb8IB

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Feeling #overwhelmed as a #filmmaker or on a #Film/#TV project? 🎬

Join Film In Mind’s monthly 45-min online Community Rest Space 🌿 for care, joy & ease. Two sessions monthly to connect globally.

🔗 For further details and booking, please visit: https://t.co/qgfFkCiOJz

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📢 Job Opportunity: York University is hiring a Sessional Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in Film Production with a focus on Sound Production and Sound Post-Production.

🗓Apply by: Dec. 15
🔗Learn more: https://t.co/yfTjMLvEAX
📄Submit materials: at https://t.co/DxQdpsVtGs

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🕡 DOC Northwest 2025 AGM: 6:30 PM

After the Masterclass, stay for the DOC Northwest Annual General Meeting 2025.

Spaces are limited — reserve your spot online today!

🔗 https://t.co/qwLcAAwBt6

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🗓 Mark Your Calendar: DOC NW Film Accounting Masterclass + 2025 AGM

🗓 Tuesday, November 26
📍CRAFT Beer Market, English Bay, Vancouver

🕓 4:30 PM

Kick off the evening with a Masterclass on Film Accounting led by Sherrill Sirrs, CPA, CMA.

🔗 https://t.co/LOJGFgghYh

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💭 A must-watch for anyone balancing storytelling and self-care.

📅 Launching October 28, 2025
📺 Available on TELUS Optik TV (channel 9), Stream+, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.

🔗 More info here: https://t.co/NdILa5AOjc

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⭐ Great News!

🎙️ Tazeen Ahmed, DOC’s Operations Manager, joins First Frame, a new TELUS STORYHIVE podcast supporting Canadian creators.

Tazeen and hosts Jennifer Park, Cameron Zinger, and Lindsey Killam explore the pressures filmmakers face and how to maintain wellbeing.