DocTalk: Funding the Vision
- Date
- Time
- 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ETET
- Location
- Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 4th Street, San Rafael, California 94901 USA
- Hosts & partners
- Video Consortium
- Source
- Video Consortium
May 2 · Saturday · 2026
Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 4th Street
About this event
Independent documentary filmmakers are increasingly turning to creative and community-driven strategies to finance their work. In this DocTalk conversation, CAFILM Education and Video Consortium Bay Area brings together filmmakers and industry leaders to discuss emerging funding models that are reshaping how nonfiction stories are made. Panelists will explore alternative funding pathways, including crowdfunding, funding from family offices and wealthy donors, brand collaborations, and opportunities emerging through conferences and streaming platforms. Open to filmmakers and film lovers alike, this conversation offers a rare look inside the earliest stages of documentary filmmaking when ideas begin to take shape and filmmakers begin the search for support. You are welcome to register for the event!
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