Support at MDFF
MDFF’s aim is to support and promote independent documentary both here in Melbourne and around the world.
If you are...
- Crowd funding a documentary project
- Releasing a documentary online
- Film Festival or Conference looking for promotion
- Doing giveaways or comp tickets for an event
- Hosting a documentary screening via Demand Films, or Fan Force
- Hosting a film night
- Fundraising
...then please email [email protected] and we will get it out to our 10k Twitter, 17k Facebook, and 2k Instagram Followers as well as our 15k mailing list.
Covid-19 Impact and Help for the Local Australian Documentary Sector
Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on the local, Australian film sector. We will be helping out by offering
- 10 x free 30 second cinema ads for local Carlton businesses and film related businesses in Melbourne when we return to cinema
- Ongoing promotion on social media each week of documentary premieres, film festivals in both Melbourne and Australia to help
- Dedciated e-blasts and any other assistance that we can provide by request
If you are have film work on offer or looking for film work pleaase consider joining https://www.facebook.com/groups/australianscreennews/
Anything else, please email [email protected] and we will get it out to our 10k Twitter, 17k Facebook, and 2k Instagram Followers as well as our 15k mailing list.
Resources
Melbourne Documentary Organisations
Crowd Funding
Other Ways to Fund Documentaries in Australia
Documentary Australia Foundations
Grants in Australia
Overseas Grants Available to Australian Filmmakers
American Documentary Film Fund
Helpful Articles & Short Free Documentary Courses
Documentary Filmmaking Masterclass — Learn how to Plan, Write and Shoot your Documentary Film
Creating a Modern, Cinematic Documentary with Soul
Shooting a Character Documentary
Documentary Interview Techniques
DIY Crowd Funding for Indie Projects
10 Tips for Crowdfunding Indie Projects
YouTube for Documentary Filmmakers
Essential Tips for Crafting Narrative for your Documentary
Non-linear way to Structure Your Documentary
A Guide to Filming a Documentary on a Smartphone
Free Templates, Forms, and Resources for Documentary Filmmakers
Strategies to Sustain Documentary Filmmaking
Finding your Documentary in the Edit
Making the Most of Your Documentary Release
Making a Documentary Filmmaking Career
Essential Books for Documentary
5 Simple Mistakes Documentary Filmmakers Make
Expert Tips for First-Time Documentary Filmmaking
6 Documentary Filmmaking Tips from Barbara Kopple
Tips for Documentary Filmmakers
How to Create a Documentary Character
12 Tips on How to Create a Documentary
8 Great Sources of FREE Public Domain Footage for Your Documentary!
Unconventional Funding Sources
Recommended Festivals
London Australian Film Society
American Documentary Film Festival