Documentary screenwriting

Documentary screenwriting

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Documentary screenwriting

Workshop - Documentary Cinema - Fall 2026

Wednesday November 11, 2026 - Thursday November 12, 2026
6 pm - 9 pm

Main Film Atelier
2025 Rue Parthenais #304-A, Montréal, Quebec, H2K 3T2

with Simon Plouffe (Des grues et des voix, Les yeux ne font pas le regard)

Membre 120$ | Non-membre 160$


This 6-hour training course will introduce you to documentary writing: the starting hypothesis, the choice of a shooting approach, the intuition of an atmosphere, the description of characters, and the elaboration of a visual and sound treatment. Following this workshop, you’ll be able to better structure your ideas, define your intentions and successfully convey them while developing your narrative style. The training is based on group discussion, screening of excerpts and project analysis.
The workshop will be given in French but questions may be asked in English
For further information, please send an e-mail to : services@mainfilm.qc.ca

Material to submit upon registration: 

  • Brief description of your project

Participants will be asked to give a brief presentation of their documentary project in the second block.

Please send documents by e-mail to : services@mainfilm.qc.ca


Simon Plouffe

Simon Plouffe is a filmmaker based in Montreal. He studied screenwriting at UQAM and film at Concordia University, and explores how soundscapes shape our perception of space and lived experience. His film *Ceux qui viendront, l’entendront* (2018) won the Jury Prize at the Ann Arbor Film Festival and the Best Sound Award at the Gala Québec Cinéma in 2019. *Forêts* (2022) received the Jury Prize at the Trento Film Festival, and *Les yeux ne font pas le regard* (2024) won the Best Social Documentary Award at the Bogotá Film Festival. His next film, *Des grues et des voix*, is scheduled for release in late 2026.


Our documentary cycle continues this fall! See the full schedule here.



REGISTRATION

- Online (Zeffy)

- By phone
514 845 7442 (VISA / Paypal on request)

- At the office
Monday - Thursday 10am-5pm (Interac - VISA - Cash)

Your registration is confirmed once payment is complete

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