Documentary Cycle – Fall 2025

Discover the workshops and events offered during our documentary session from September to December. Enrich your artistic practice from A to Z.

Workshops

6

Oct

Documentary screenwriting [FULL - SECOND EDITION NOW OPEN]

Documentary screenwriting [FULL - SECOND EDITION NOW OPEN]

6 October 2025 - 7 October 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm

With Nicolas Paquet
Member 120$ | Non-member 160$
SECOND EDITION ON NOVEMBER 17TH AND 20TH!

28

Oct

Alternative documentary creation

Alternative documentary creation

28 October 2025 - 29 October 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm

With Benjamin R. Taylor
Member 90$ | Non-member 120$

4

Nov

The art of documentary editing [FULL - SECOND EDITION NOW  OPEN]

The art of documentary editing [FULL - SECOND EDITION NOW OPEN]

4 November 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm

With Xi Feng
Member 60$ | Non-member 90$
SECOND EDITION ON NOVEMBER 24TH!

8

Nov

Self-producing a documentary

Self-producing a documentary

8 November 2025 | 9 am - 4 pm

With Félix Lamarche
Member 105$ | Non-member 150$

11

Nov

CALQ Documentary grant application

CALQ Documentary grant application

11 November 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm

With Sarah Baril Gaudet
Member 90$ | Non-member 120$

17

Nov

Documentary screenwriting #2 [FULL]

Documentary screenwriting #2 [FULL]

17 November 2025 - 20 November 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm

With Nicolas Paquet
Member 120$ | Non-member 160$ FULL - PRE-REGISTRATION OPEN

18

Nov

Introduction to the documentary

Introduction to the documentary

18 November 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm

With Naomie Décarie-Daigneault (Tënk)
Fixed price - 30$

24

Nov

The art of documentary editing #2 [FULL]

The art of documentary editing #2 [FULL]

24 November 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm

With Xi Feng
Member 60$ | Non-member 90$
SECOND EDITION!

1

Dec

Creating a docu-series

Creating a docu-series

1 December 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm

With Ariel St-Louis Lamoureux
Member 60$ | Non-member 90$

3

Dec

Interviewing techniques

Interviewing techniques

3 December 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm

With Ayana O’Shun
Member 60$ | Non-member 90$

9

Dec

Distribution and exhibition strategies

Distribution and exhibition strategies

9 December 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm

With Sylvain Lavigne and Clotilde Vatrinet (from Les Films du 3 Mars)
Member 60$ | Non-member 90$

Mentorship

1

Dec

Registration: Mentorship in Documentary production

Registration: Mentorship in Documentary production

1 December 2025 | All day

Registration open until December 1st!
Member 90$ | Non-member 120$

TALKS

2

Oct

FOCUS-DOCU #1: Cine-therapy and personal stories

FOCUS-DOCU #1: Cine-therapy and personal stories

2 October 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm

Guests | Kalina Bertin (Manic), Alex Anna (Scars, Créer; Survivre), François Delisle (CHSLD)
Moderated by Marion Chuniaud
Free upon registration

2

Dec

FOCUS-DOCU #2: The ethics of looking

FOCUS-DOCU #2: The ethics of looking

2 December 2025 | 6 pm - 8 pm

Guests | Khoa Lê (Ma Sài Gòn), Sarah Seené (Orbits) and Laurence Turcotte-Fraser (Ma Citée Évincée)!
Free upon registration

8

Dec

Roundtable : First feature documentaries

Roundtable : First feature documentaries

8 December 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm

Guests | Vincent Toi, Shahab Mihandoust, and Yann-Manuel Hernandez Free upon registration

15

Dec

Meet the Film Factory residents (2023-2024)

Meet the Film Factory residents (2023-2024)

15 December 2025 | 6 pm - 9 pm

Guests | Irina Tempea (Bica), Yen-Chao Lin (Invisible Landscape), and Chantal Partamian (Adumbration)
Free upon registration

Information session

18

Sep

Information session: Canada Council for the Arts (online)

Information session: Canada Council for the Arts (online)

18 September 2025 | 3 pm - 4 pm

With laura jeanne lefave (CAC)
FREE UPON REGISTRATION

23

Sep

Information session: CALQ & SODEC

Information session: CALQ & SODEC

23 September 2025 | 6 pm - 8 pm

With Maude Brunet (CALQ) et Isabelle Dorée (SODEC)
FREE UPON REGISTRATION

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Information session: Canada Council for the Arts (online)
April 27, 2026    
3 pm - 4 pm
With laura jeanne lefave (CAC)
FREE UPON REGISTRATION
Discussion-Exploration #1: Working directly on celluloid
Guests | Guillaume Vallée, Charles-André Coderre, Louise Bourque
Free upon registration
16mm Creation [PASSED]
May 9, 2026 - May 10, 2026    
10 am - 5 pm
With Erin Weisgerber
Member $280 | Non member $350
Introduction to experimental cinema
May 13, 2026    
6 pm - 9 pm
With Guillaume Vallée
Fixed rate - $40
Introduction to installations
May 19, 2026    
6 pm - 9 pm
With Nelly-Ève Rajotte
Fixed rate - $40
Hand processing: Chromaflex
May 23, 2026    
10 am - 5 pm
With Théo Parent
Member 180$ | Non-member 250$
Remix and image deterioration
May 24, 2026 - May 30, 2026    
9 am - 4 pm
With Charles-André Coderre
Member 240$ | Non-member 310$
Initiation to sound art
May 28, 2026 - June 18, 2026    
6 pm - 9 pm
With Alexis Langevin-Tétrault
Member 130$ | Non-member 200$
Events on April 27, 2026
Events on May 6, 2026
Events on May 9, 2026
16mm Creation [PASSED]
9 May 26
Montréal
Events on May 10, 2026
16mm Creation [PASSED]
9 May 26
Montréal
Events on May 13, 2026
Events on May 19, 2026
Introduction to installations
19 May 26
Montréal
Events on May 23, 2026
Hand processing: Chromaflex
23 May 26
Montréal
Events on May 24, 2026
Remix and image deterioration
24 May 26
Montréal
Events on May 25, 2026
Remix and image deterioration
24 May 26
Montréal
Events on May 26, 2026
Remix and image deterioration
24 May 26
Montréal
Events on May 27, 2026
Remix and image deterioration
24 May 26
Montréal
Events on May 28, 2026
Remix and image deterioration
24 May 26
Montréal
Initiation to sound art
28 May 26
Montréal
Events on May 29, 2026
Remix and image deterioration
24 May 26
Montréal
Initiation to sound art
28 May 26
Montréal
Events on May 30, 2026
Remix and image deterioration
24 May 26
Montréal
Initiation to sound art
28 May 26
Montréal

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