Doc Lab Montréal will welcome a group of Canadian and international filmmakers and producers with short, medium-length or feature-length projects in the development phase, to take part in this lab designed to help them deepen their work and refine their approach to documentary creation.

The participants will also have the unique opportunity to present their projects at a pitch session before an audience of seasoned professionals from the domestic and international markets.

Presented by Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada.

We would like to thank the Directors Guild of Canada, Rogers, Eurodoc, CineGround, Main Film, Royal Photo, Vital Distribution, DOK.fest München, SLA Location, Lussier & Khouzam, T&S Coop, Parati Films and Vidéographe for their contribution in the form of prizes awarded to Doc Lab Montréal 2024 participants.

This activity take place in a closed circuit.

Here are the projects of the 2024 cohort:

FEATURES FILMS
After Me, Nothing…, by Chloé Raunet and produced by Jessica Hallenbeck
Bangkok Nox, by Christian Wittmoser and produced by Moritz Bundschuh
Ejo, by Victoire Karera Kampire and produced by Ellen Meiresonne
In the Shades of a Royal Palace, by Hend Bakr and produced by Tamer Nady
Midwife Woman, by Valetina Ortega Backhoff, produced by Calos Alberto Cuesy Díaz and Antonia Lema
Our Hearts Are Dark and Secret Like the Knots of Our Oaks, by Loïc Darses
Queen of the Pen, by Juicebox Burton and produced by Ausinikka Hunter
School of Violence, by Fidèle Koffi Kouakou
Shape of Silence, directed and produced by Varun Trikha with Magit Lillak's participation in the production
Starry Night, by Bruce Thomas Miller and produced by Kevin Dong
Tackling body, by Isabelle Grignon-Francke
Tehran: Good/Bad or Worse, by Farnaz Jurabchian and Mohammadreza Jurabchian, co-produced by Étienne de Ricaud.
The Children of the Ones that Disappeared, by Juliette Balthazard
The Missing Place, by Mariana de Melo and produced by Luana Melgaço
The place and the Hope, by Ariagna Fajardo Nuviola and produced by Julio Raúl Vega Garcés
To these Lands I Returned, by Yann-Manuel Hernandez

SHORTS AND MEDIUMS FILMS
Ariane's thread, by Luiza Cocora
Canoe racers, by Maïlys Flamand
Haven, by Mirkö Lafrenière and produced by Irène Bessone
He was John Banks, by Manuel Orhy Piron
In the night trees grow, by Stéphane Mukunzi
In the Pit, by Alexandre Forgues
Plumage, by Migzhe Zhou and produced by Yiqian Zhang
Rosie, bye Kellie Nadeau
Sally's Courage, by Nathalie Rankin and Roxanne Lauzon
Saying goodbye at 5pm, by Alexia Roc

The participation of international teams is made possible thanks to the financial support of Gouvernement du Québec.