Program - Labs - Doc Lab
Doc Lab
Doc Lab offers talented Documentary filmmakers coaching from fine-tuning the initial idea, through narrative development, the actual shooting, to the editing of their film and on towards festival platform making, marketing and release.
In approximately 18 months the project driven Doc Lab focuses on creative development, production and post-production. This occurs in both residential workshops in Amsterdam, and flexible individual on-site mentoring by advisors such as Jennifer Fox, Michael Haslund-Christensen, Molly Stensgaard and John Appel. Taking the changeable and volatile working practices of documentary filmmakers into consideration, it offers flexible modules to allow different speeds of development and production.
Doc Lab is especially designed for filmmakers and projects that are innovative in their style and approach, have a social or cultural relevance and above all have a strong narrative drive and potential for theatrical release.
Doc Lab is currently running until Spring 2012.
Profile applicants:
Filmmakers applying for Doc Lab are expected to have previous documentary experience. They will be assessed on the video material submitted as part of their application. This material should demonstrate a strong directing ability, including a sense of story and passion for the subject.
Projects must be at an early stage of development. This enables the filmmaker to usefully explore the subject and material from the ground up. Preferably, shot footage should be made available before the beginning of the lab. Projects submitted for development in this lab should demonstrate a coherent original story/subject with a (potentially) strong narrative, accessibility to an audience, relevance and viability. Projects for Doc Lab must have a producer attached and preferably have initial development money in place.
Applicants should be able to make clear that they are at a stage in their career where they are looking to further refine their skills and techniques rather than looking for an opportunity to generally learn about documentary filmmaking.