TORONTO – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) are joining forces on a new initiative known as the NFB/CFC Creative Doc Lab to help cultivate creative risk-taking and documentary storytellers in Canada.
Set to begin in September 2015, the talent and project lab will invite four innovative and artful storytellers to engage in group sessions, peer-to-peer collaboration, and individual project mentorship from top documentary filmmaking professionals and industry leaders, enabling filmmakers to generate and deliver materials that will catalyze real interest and support for their project in the global marketplace.
The NFB/CFC Creative Doc Lab is open to Canadian filmmakers with compelling feature documentary proposals who have a minimum of 90 minutes of produced work in short and/or long format documentary and/or narrative projects. Building on their feature documentary concepts, the Lab will expand the filmmakers' creative visions and practical skillset, while enabling them to realize the full potential of their projects.
The deadline for applications is July 6, 2015. Click here for more information, including additional details and application information.
"Our driving force for this program is to inspire our creative community to advance the art of feature documentary storytelling," said Kathryn Emslie, CFC’s chief programs officer, in the news release. "We are proud to support innovative and artful storytelling, talent and projects that we believe will engage and attract a global audience."
"The NFB aspires to create pioneering documentaries, pushing boundaries in non-fiction storytelling and delivering a unique vision to Canadians and the world," added NFB executive producer/Creative Doc Lab advisor Anita Lee. "Our partnership with the CFC has already produced some truly exceptional films, and I'm very excited about the potential for the revitalized NFB/CFC Creative Doc Lab and the impact it can have on creative documentary in Canada."
