DCampus Workshops

How to apply

Applications for DCampus Workshops 2027 are now open.

DCampus Workshops are focused on European media professionals (directors, producers, authors, creators) who are:

• experienced in their domestic markets (generally at least two years' experience in the industry, but that is not essential, especially for digital projects)
• ambitious to work on an international level
• with a strong, reasonably advanced documentary/factual project for an international audience (can be single or series, long form, short-form series, multiplatform, format, digital, social media channel, etc.). Online and social video projects are a strong focus for DCampus in 2027
• open to learn and adapt their project to the needs of their target market
• open to new business strategies/models
• with sufficient English language skills to be able to follow the lectures/workshops well

We are looking for...

• All types of factual-based content incl.: TV series & one-offs, creative docs/feature docs, digital-first & digital-only, short-form series, social video channel (a priority this year), multiplatform, VR/XR productions)
• All genres incl. history, science, arts/culture, human interest, environmental, wildlife/natural history
• Great documentary story ideas, especially ones suitable for multiplatform exploitation and striving to make an impact
• Stories and characters that will appeal to global audiences
• Projects experimenting with newer formats (eg digital-first short-form series)
• Projects seeking a European co-production partner
• Experiments in alternative methods of exploitation and financing (e.g. crowdfunding)

Documentary Campus encourages applications from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds.

To apply, please submit:

FOR ALL PROJECTS EXCEPT SOCIAL VIDEO CHANNEL PROJECTS:

• Outline: Maximum 2-page outline including a logline, a short (approximately 10-line) synopsis, and a sense of the creative treatment
• Access: Evidence of access to key characters or institutions. This can be a written statement in your outline and/or within the visual material in your teaser (NB: releases of main protagonists must be signed by the 2nd DCampus Workshop)
• Budget: 1st draft Budget (1-page top sheet only) & Finance Plan
• Teaser: Teaser or character reel of key protagonist(s) (3 mins max) [If you have no video material yet, send a Mood Board to depict the visual style or overall feel you are pursuing]
• Profile: Information on production team - director/producer profile, CVs, and (if applicable) company profile
• Self-Presentation Video: Short video (4 mins max) explaining your motivation to take part in the DCampus Workshops
• Showreel: A brief showreel of your previous work (3 mins max)
• Recommendation: A letter of recommendation from a commissioner, funder, reputable production house or distributor.

 

FOR YOUTUBE OR SOCIAL VIDEO CHANNEL PROJECTS:

• Outline: An idea for a social video channel (maximum 2 pages), including a tag line capturing the theme, a short summary (10 lines approx.), talent/indicative talent, an explanation of how it is repeatable (i.e. how it can sustain many episodes), and the target audience/addressable market
• Access: Evidence of access to talent. (This can be presented as a written statement in your outline and/or as part of the visual material in your teaser.)
• Business Plan: 1st draft business plan - just a page to give a sense of where you expect revenue to come from and how you expect to cover the start-up costs
• Teaser: Teaser or talent reel (3 mins max)
• Profile: Information on production team - concise profiles, CVs, and (if applicable) company profile
• Self-Presentation Video: Short video (4 mins max) explaining your motivation to take part in the DCampus Workshops
• Showreel: If available, a brief showreel of your previous work (3 mins max)
• Recommendation: A letter of recommendation from a relevant person

NOTE: 

All documents submitted must be in PDF format. All materials must be submitted in English. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Projects that have already been pitched at an international pitch event are NOT eligible. The pitch at the DC Industry Days must be the 1st public pitch.

Please apply via FilmFreeway. The deadline for submissions is 1 December 23:59 CET.