The following information is required to apply:
1. In one to two pages, give us a summary of your industry and work experience, your educational background and past professional development, or mentorship programs. Please note that many past applicants choose to submit a CV plus a filmography, festivals your work has been shown at, and broadcast/streaming credits if any. This section should be used to convey your relevant experience to the jury, so please share your accomplishments with us!
2. In no more than one page, tell us why you would benefit from the Breakthrough Program and what you hope to achieve by attending a pitch session such as the Hot Docs Festival and Forum, or equivalent. Why would this program be timely for your career as a producer or director intending to produce your next project? Tell us about how you intend to interact with the other participants in the program to build community and how you have built a community in your career thus far.
3. In no more than one page, tell us briefly about the main project you are intending to workshop during this program. If available, please include sizzle, trailer, visual elements/references and/or websites you have.
4. In no more than one page, if you have a second or third project in development, you may tell us about them. We encourage you to include links to any trailers, visual elements/references and/or websites you have. However, this is not mandatory.
To apply candidates must:
1. Be be residents of BC, Yukon, or Northwest Territories who has resided in the there for a minimum of one year.
2. Be documentary filmmakers who have at least one producing or directing credit; or who have a comparable level of industry success and experience in the arts.
3. Have a slate of projects in development (at least one can be a feature, a TV Hour, a short, or series).
4. Be able to attend the following: the Breakthrough Program (January – April); the majority of the Hot Docs Festival and all training during the program.
Please note: Non-members are required to pay a registration fee of $30 + tax and no cost if you are a DOC BCYTNT member. Please note, we reserve the right to verify your residence and membership status on the DOC membership list. Questions? Contact us by email at docbcytnt@docorg.ca.
To submit follow the link, register, and submit via FilmFreeway. *If you have any trouble with the FilmFreeway platform or need to send us more information, please email docbcytnt@docorg.ca.
By submitting this entry, you guarantee that the submission is original work and that there are no ownership or copyright disputes regarding this entry. You are authorized to submit this project and affirm that your submission will not violate any law or right of any person or entity.
You indemnify and hold the Documentary Organization of Canada, its directors, producers, staff, volunteers, and affiliated entities harmless and will defend them against any damage to or loss of the film, any claims, demands, losses, damages, judgments, liabilities, and expenses, including attorney’s fees, arising out of or in connection with any and all claims of third parties based on your work submitted to the Documentary Organization of Canada.
You understand that failure to comply with the Documentary Organization of Canada guidelines will disqualify your entry and result in forfeiture of the submission fee. Should your project not have at least one producer, writer, or director who is a BC, Yukon or Northwest Territories resident, your submission will be disqualified and you will NOT be refunded your entry fee. By submitting your film to the Documentary Organization of Canada, you agree that DOC has the non-exclusive right to use clips, images, and/or sound from your project for promotional purposes in all the world, all media, in perpetuity.