Documentary Campus

🎥 8 days out until DC Industry Training Days! Witness the Masterschool 2025 cohort as they pitch their brand-new documentary projects to international industry executives, alongside alumni and guest presentations. If you’re a eager to hear from the next generation of talent and ideas, this is the place to be. Discover tomorrow’s standout factual stories, before they hit the screen. 📆 31 Oct - 1 Nov 📍 Halle (Saale), Germany 🔗 Tickets: https://lnkd.in/eNezFXVZ

With just 9 days to go, get ready for the DC Industry Training days and NEXTWAVE: The Digital-First Production Summit, where leading producers and creators unpack the realities of producing for digital audiences. From new content trends to the economics of digital storytelling, this is where the future of factual content is defined. Learn from those who’ve already made the leap – and how you can too. Plus you'll gain exclusive access to the 2025 Masterschool pitches where you can explore what's our brilliant producers and directors have in store. Don’t miss your chance, tickets are available now. 📆 31 Oct - 1 Nov 📍 Halle (Saale), Germany 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eNezFXVZ

Only 10 days until DC Industry Training Days kicks off! If you’re a producer looking to transition into digital production, this is your moment. Join us for a deep dive into the future of documentary and factual storytelling across digital platforms during NEXTWAVE: The Digital First Production Summit as part of the DC Industry Training Days. From YouTube storytelling to platform strategies, find out what’s next for the industry – and for you. Tickets are still on sale; secure your spot today. 📆 31 Oct - 1 Nov 📍 Halle (Saale), Germany 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eNezFXVZ

🎬 Get ready to meet the next generation of storytellers! At DC Industry Training Days, the Masterschool 2025 cohort takes the stage to pitch their bold new nonfiction projects. Covering themes from healing and war trauma, environment, migration, and inequality to science, art, music, sports, health, popular culture, and powerful stories of family, radicalism, crime, love, and friendship, this is your first look at the ideas shaping the future of factual storytelling. Join us to be inspired by the creative voices driving tomorrow’s documentaries, and meet the participants and decision makers sharing invaluable feedback. 📆 31 Oct - 1 Nov | Halle (Saale), Germany 🔗 Tickets on sale now: https://lnkd.in/eNezFXVZ

Think your back catalogue has had its day? Think again. YouTube is now a proven marketplace for archive content, and at NEXTWAVE: The Digital First Production Summit, experts Nils Franck (Little Dot Studios Deutschland) and Kate Beal (Woodcut Media Ltd) reveal how to breathe new life (and revenue) into catalogue content. From rights strategies to optimisation, learn how to turn forgotten assets into long-term digital value in the session Making Your Archive Pay: Monetising Catalogue Content on YouTube. NEXTWAVE is part of our highly-anticipated DC Industry Training Days, which brings the factual community together for 2 packed days of sessions, networking, and unmissable pitches from the 2025 Masterschool cohort. Tickets are on sale now 📅 31 Oct – 1 Nov | Halle (Saale), Germany 🔗 Register today: https://lnkd.in/dcMuv2hK

How do you build one of the world’s biggest factual channels on YouTube? NEXTWAVE: The Digital First Production summit is our newest addition to the DC Industry Training Days, bringing you incredible insight into what it takes for producers to be successful on digital channels. In the B1M Case Study, Serena Jones (The B1M) takes you behind the scenes of their meteoric rise, sharing insights on growth, strategy, and what it really takes to dominate in the digital-first space. Tickets are on sale now. 📅 31 Oct – 1 Nov | Halle (Saale), Germany 👉 Be there:https://lnkd.in/eNezFXVZ

Documentary is being reshaped before our eyes – and we're here to help you navigate it. At NEXTWAVE: The Digital First Production Summit, industry leaders Gerrit Kemming (Quintus Studios), Josh Reynolds (ZANDLAND™), and Janine Thomas (Channel 4), with moderation from our Head of Masterschool Adam Gee, explore how digital platforms, shifting audience habits, and new funding models are transforming the field. From social-first storytelling to global partnerships, discover what’s driving the new documentary economy. NEXTWAVE is part of the DC Industry Training Days, bringing together the factual industry for 2 packed days of talks and sessions illuminating the next wave forward in documentary, plus pitches from the 2025 Masterschool cohort, offering a first look at stories shaping the future of nonfiction. 📅 31 Oct – 1 Nov | Halle (Saale), Germany 🔗 Tickets on sale now: https://lnkd.in/eNezFXVZ

We’re used to brands being advertisers – but what happens when they become storytellers? At NEXTWAVE: The Digital-First Production Summit, Melissa Chapman (she/her) (Jungle Creations), Bart Frank (Objekt), and Charlie Read (Upstream Ltd) explore how brand-funded content is reshaping the creative landscape – where marketing meets storytelling, and producers become partners in crafting authentic, audience-driven narratives. How far can you push creativity while meeting brand goals? And how do you protect editorial integrity in the process? Hear it all in The New Age of Brand-Funded Content: an unmissable session redefining the relationship between brands and creators. NEXTWAVE is part of the DC Industry Training Days, bringing together trailblazing creators, funders, platforms, producers, and filmmakers for two dynamic days, including the Masterschool pitching event, where you’ll discover projects set to ignite the factual landscape. 📅 31 Oct – 1 Nov | Halle (Saale), Germany 👉 Join the conversation: https://lnkd.in/eNezFXVZ

CPH:DOX’s financing and co-production event CPH:FORUM's call for submissions is open for projects in various stages of development and production! Read all about it at the link below - the call is open until November 5. https://lnkd.in/d3Vzsba7

Want to grow a factual channel that actually sticks? NEXTWAVE: The Digital-First Production summit is the newest addition to the DC Industry Training Days, bringing the nonfiction community together in Halle, Germany to spark ideas, connections and fresh perspectives about an industry in rapid transformation. In the expert session "How to launch and build a successful factual channel on YouTube", Rob Wilson (vidIQ) breaks down the essentials – from mastering algorithms and building audiences to unlocking multiple monetisation streams. Packed with practical, actionable advice, this is your roadmap for turning YouTube into a serious business opportunity. 📅 31 Oct – 1 Nov | Halle, Germany 👉 Register now: https://lnkd.in/eNezFXVZ