🔼 Join us for the Future of Nonfiction Video, Feb 6-8!

VC Event

Future of Nonfiction Video 2026

Future of Nonfiction Video returns *by popular demand* for its second year!

Video Consortium’s annual Future of Nonfiction Video is back! Be part of the ultimate gathering of nonfiction video creators — journalists, doc filmmakers, academics, students, decision makers, and media innovators — driving the future of storytelling. Three days of bold conversations, insider workshops, and practical sessions exploring what’s next for nonfiction video. Spots are limited. Be part of shaping the future!

Friday, Feb 6
5:30pm - 9:45pm
Easing into the weekend with an inspiring screening + Q&A, a stellar future-looking panel discussion, and community mingling — all followed by unlimited drinks, hearty snacks, and celebration.
Check-in opens at 5:30pm, please arrive before 6:30pm.

Saturday, Feb 7
9:00am - 6:00pm
We’re kicking off the day with coffee and fresh pastries before diving into lively solutions-focused conversations, hands-on workshops, and collaborative brainstorming. You’ll get a delicious lunch, [more] excellent coffee, and snacks throughout the day. Join us in dreaming up a more impactful future for nonfiction video — and for us all.
Coffee and check-in begins at 9:00am. Programming begins promptly at 10:00am. Per your interests, you will be pre-assigned to specific groups for the breakout conversations and workshops.

Sunday, Feb 8
10:00am - 2:00pm
Meditation, workshops focused on health and sustainability, and collective reflection as we cap off the weekend. Coffee, breakfast and munchies provided.
Check-in opens at 10am. Programming begins at 10:30am.

⭐ Are you a VC Gold member? Sign in and get half off this special annual event! Not Gold? Join us for all the perks gratis. Not a VC member? Apply to join here.

Enter promo code earlybird to get 10% off any ticket throughout the month of December!

If your economic circumstances prevent you from being able to purchase a ticket, please email fonv@videoconsortium.org. We don’t want the cost to stop you from attending the event.

Future of Nonfiction Video is powered by Knight Foundation, hosted by Columbia Journalism School, and made superb by our partners: New York State Council on the Arts, SONY Electronics, Rode Microphones, Getty Images, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Seltz, Outrider, and others.

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Location:

Columbia University, 2960 Broadway,
New York, New York 10027 United States