Doc Shop (NFB/CBC)

Summary of organization/program

Doc Shop is a project aimed at students enrolled in a Film/Video production or Communications program in Montreal and Ottawa.


Contact information

  

 Telephone: 514-496-0694 or 514-283-9546

At the NFB:

Kat Baulu
Producer
(514) 283-9546
k.baulu@nfb.ca

Jason Lee
Associate Producer
(514) 496-0694
j.lee@nfb.ca

At the CBC:

Mahalia Verna
Program Development Manager
CBC Television, Quebec Region
mahalia.verna@cbc.ca

Adele Cardamone-Martel
Executive Producer
CBC Television, Ottawa Region
Adele.Cardamone-Martel@CBC.CA

3155 Cote De Liesse Road
Montreal, QC


Geographic region

local, national (Montreal and Ottawa)


Participants

students enrolled in a Film/Video production or Communications program in Montreal and Ottawa.


History/Background Information

Umbrella Organization: NFB


Dominant Media Forms

video production


Objectives

Doc Shop has two goals: it gives the National Film Board and the CBC an opportunity to discover emerging talent and it offers students considering a future in film and video-making an encouraging experience with documentary and broadcasting.


Statement of Principles

Doc Shop offers young filmmakers an experience with documentary and broadcasting under the mentorship of the National Film Board and the CBC. Students are selected by a jury based on a proposal for a 4-minute documentary focusing on the theme of Community Empowerment.


Strategies

Doc Shop invites students to submit a proposal for a 4-minute documentary. The successful candidates will be chosen to participate in production workshops customized to their needs. The mandatory workshops will take place at the NFB headquarters in Montreal with seasoned professionals for 2 1/2 days. All videos produced by Doc Shop will be considered for broadcast on the CBC. The participants will also benefit from networking opportunities and some funding. The schools will provide video equipment and editing facilities.


Samples of work

Click here to watch all the documentaries created during the past six editions.


Funding Sources

  • NFB
  • CBC