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From industry screenings and festive happy hours to an evolving curriculum of professional development workshops, VC gatherings are by and for filmmakers, and encourage cross-cultural collaboration across borders. We invite you to attend local gatherings in your city or to join us virtually from wherever you're based. Have an idea for a workshop or gathering? We'd love to hear from you.

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VC Philly's Mid-Summer Happy Hour Poster

VC Philly's Mid-Summer Happy Hour

Thu, Jul 25, 5:30 EDT

Gojjo, Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Work in Progress Lab Poster

Work in Progress Lab

Fri, Jul 19, 8:00 EDT

Gimnasio De Arte, Avenida Álvaro Obregón 185, Roma Norte, 06700 Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico

Industry Conversations: Alex Garcia [⭐ VC Gold] Poster

Industry Conversations: Alex Garcia [⭐ VC Gold]

Thu, Jul 18, 1:00 EDT

Summer drinks in Biergarten! Poster

Summer drinks in Biergarten!

Thu, Jul 18, 1:00 EDT

Birgit & Bier, Schleusenufer, Berlin, Germany

VC x BGDM Shorts Showcase: New York Poster

VC x BGDM Shorts Showcase: New York

Fri, Jul 12, 7:00 EDT

Firehouse: DCTV's Cinema for Documentary Film, Lafayette Street, New York, NY, USA

VC x BGDM Shorts Showcase: Los Angeles Poster

VC x BGDM Shorts Showcase: Los Angeles

Thu, Jul 11, 10:00 EDT

G-Son Studios / 3218, Glendale Boulevard, Northeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 90039, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Construyendo narrativas de rebeldía y ética dentro del sistema penitenciario Poster

Construyendo narrativas de rebeldía y ética dentro del sistema penitenciario

Thu, Jul 11, 7:30 EDT

Instituto Mexicano de la Justicia, Avenida Francisco Sosa 409, Santa Catarina, 04010 Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico

VC x BGDM Shorts Showcase: Atlanta Poster

VC x BGDM Shorts Showcase: Atlanta

Wed, Jul 10, 7:00 EDT

Just Enough Studio / 949, Allene Avenue Southwest, Adair Park, Atlanta, 30310, Fulton County, Georgia, United States

VC x BGDM Shorts Showcase: Bay Area Poster

VC x BGDM Shorts Showcase: Bay Area

Tue, Jul 9, 10:00 EDT

The New Parkway Theater, 24th Street, Oakland, CA, USA

Gather with VCNY x Radio Free Brooklyn Poster

Gather with VCNY x Radio Free Brooklyn

Sun, Jun 23, 4:00 EDT

Rooftop @ Radio Free Brooklyn, 199, Cook Street, Bushwick, Brooklyn, 11206, Kings County, New York, United States

VC Pittsburgh Screening: When Black Women Go Missing Poster

VC Pittsburgh Screening: When Black Women Go Missing

Fri, Jun 14, 6:30 EDT

Backyard Docs, 3237 Dobson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA

VC Baltimore: Directing/Producing Panel Poster

VC Baltimore: Directing/Producing Panel

Thu, Jun 13, 5:30 EDT

Parkway Theatre, West North Avenue, Baltimore, MD, USA

Video Consortium a Milano | Documentari & video giornalismo Poster

Video Consortium a Milano | Documentari & video giornalismo

Thu, Jun 13, 1:00 EDT

YellowSquare Milan, Via Serviliano Lattuada, Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy

"Assignment China: Tiananmen Square", a Screening and Talk Poster

"Assignment China: Tiananmen Square", a Screening and Talk

Wed, Jun 5, 7:00 EDT

Daybreak 破曉咖啡 (New Bloom 破土), Bangka Boulevard, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan

"Assignment China: Tiananmen Square," a Screening and Talk Poster

"Assignment China: Tiananmen Square," a Screening and Talk

Wed, Jun 5, 7:00 EDT

Daybreak 破曉咖啡 (New Bloom 破土), Bangka Boulevard, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan

Video Consortium Doha Screening Launch Poster

Video Consortium Doha Screening Launch

Sat, Jun 1, 6:45 EDT

2nd Floor Msheireb Galleria, Wadi Msheireb St., Doha, Zone 03, Doha Municipality, Qatar

Under the Stars VC Philly Gathering Poster

Under the Stars VC Philly Gathering

Fri, May 31, 7:00 EDT

Clark Park, Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Board Game Night at Sip N' Play Poster

Board Game Night at Sip N' Play

Fri, May 31, 7:00 EDT

Sip & Play, 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Let’s PAUSE: Embodied Mindfulness for Non-fiction Storytellers Poster

Let’s PAUSE: Embodied Mindfulness for Non-fiction Storytellers

Sun, May 26, 1:30 EDT

Baltimore Spring Gathering Poster

Baltimore Spring Gathering

Thu, May 16, 6:30 EDT

Union Craft Brewing, West 41st Street, Baltimore, MD, USA

VC ATL Social Night Poster

VC ATL Social Night

Wed, May 15, 6:30 EDT

Eventide Brewing, Grant Street Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA

Match Lab Info Session Poster

Match Lab Info Session

Fri, Apr 26, 1:00 EDT

Docs from Women-Identifying and Non-Binary Filmmakers Poster

Docs from Women-Identifying and Non-Binary Filmmakers

Wed, Apr 24, 7:00 EDT

181 North 11th Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA

VC Bay Area Earth Day Shorts Screening @ The New Parkway Poster

VC Bay Area Earth Day Shorts Screening @ The New Parkway

Tue, Apr 23, 10:00 EDT

The New Parkway Theater, 24th Street, Oakland, CA, USA

VC Town Hall Poster

Sun, Apr 14, 12:00 EDT

VC Berlin Launch Poster

VC Berlin Launch

Thu, Apr 11, 1:00 EDT

Forster Str. 52, Berlin, Germany

VC ATL Video Lab Poster

VC ATL Video Lab

Wed, Apr 10, 7:00 EDT

Resonant Studios ATL, Blashfield Street Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA

The Storytelling Exchange Poster

The Storytelling Exchange

Wed, Apr 10, 7:30 EDT

Old Fire Station Theatre, 40 George Street, Oxford, UK

2024 VC Philly Kick-Off Poster

2024 VC Philly Kick-Off

Thu, Apr 4, 6:00 EDT

Tattooed Mom, South Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA

March Filmmaker Meetup Poster

March Filmmaker Meetup

Tue, Mar 26, 7:00 EDT

Prime Produce, West 54th Street, New York, NY, USA

Los Angeles: The March Gathering Poster

Los Angeles: The March Gathering

Thu, Mar 21, 10:00 EDT

Rare Breeds Camera Rentals, West Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Beyond the Frame: Impact First Storytelling in Film Poster

Beyond the Frame: Impact First Storytelling in Film

Tue, Mar 19, 6:30 EDT

Eaton DC, K Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA

Documentary Impact with Miriam Chandy Menacherry & Triparna Banerjee Poster

Documentary Impact with Miriam Chandy Menacherry & Triparna Banerjee

Sun, Mar 17, 2:00 EDT

VC London: Catch Up this March! Poster

VC London: Catch Up this March!

Fri, Mar 15, 1:00 EDT

BrewDog Waterloo, The Sidings, London, UK

VCNY Cozy February Screening Poster

VCNY Cozy February Screening

Thu, Feb 29, 7:00 EST

138 Mulberry St., 6th Floor New York, NY 11013

Sesión de Laboratorio en Tepoztlán Poster

Sesión de Laboratorio en Tepoztlán

Fri, Feb 23, 7:00 EST

Cafe Kosmos, Santo Domingo Ocotitlán, Morelos, Mexico

VCDC's February Gathering Poster

VCDC's February Gathering

Wed, Feb 14, 6:30 EST

Penn Social, E St NW, Washington, DC, USA

Five Social Media Myths - And some other helpful tips! Poster

Five Social Media Myths - And some other helpful tips!

Tue, Feb 13, 5:00 EST

VC Bay Area Mixer Poster

VC Bay Area Mixer

Thu, Feb 8, 9:00 EST

Southern Pacific Brewing, Treat Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA

VCATL Video Lab Poster

VCATL Video Lab

Wed, Feb 7, 7:00 EST

Resonant Studios ATL, Blashfield Street Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA

VC Miami Launch and Mixer Poster

VC Miami Launch and Mixer

Tue, Feb 6, 7:00 EST

OFF SITE Nano Brewery, Northeast 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, USA

The Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback Poster

The Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback

Tue, Jan 23, 7:00 EST

Video Consortium London 2024 New Year Gathering Poster

Video Consortium London 2024 New Year Gathering

Tue, Jan 23, 2:30 EST

Red Lion, 10 Kingly Street, London W1B 5PJ, United Kingdom

Documentary Film Funding: In conversation with Shilpi Gulati Poster

Documentary Film Funding: In conversation with Shilpi Gulati

Sun, Jan 14, 1:00 EST

Happy Hour Chelas & Pizza VCMX Poster

Happy Hour Chelas & Pizza VCMX

Wed, Jan 10, 8:00 EST

Lou's Pizza Condesa, Avenida México, La Condesa, Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

VCATL Video Lab Poster

VCATL Video Lab

Tue, Dec 19, 7:00 EST

Resonant Studios ATL, Blashfield Street Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA

VCNY Holiday Happy Hour and Ugly Sweater Contest Poster

VCNY Holiday Happy Hour and Ugly Sweater Contest

Fri, Dec 15, 7:00 EST

Good Behavior, West 29th Street, New York, NY, USA

Documentary Short Distribution: A Case Study with Emily Harrold Poster

Documentary Short Distribution: A Case Study with Emily Harrold

Tue, Dec 12, 6:00 EST

Mixer & Screening: Taipei Video Consortium Poster

Mixer & Screening: Taipei Video Consortium

Thu, Dec 7, 6:00 EST

Taiwan, Taipei City, Da’an District, Section 2, Keelung Road, Red Room Rendezvous 紅房餐酒館

VCLA Annual Holiday Bash Poster

VCLA Annual Holiday Bash

Wed, Dec 6, 10:00 EST

Fall On Your Sword LLC, Burbank Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA, USA

Informational Session: Solutions Storytelling Project: Latin America Poster

Informational Session: Solutions Storytelling Project: Latin America

Mon, Dec 4, 4:00 EST

Rust Belt & Appalachia Documentary Festival - KING COAL Poster

Rust Belt & Appalachia Documentary Festival - KING COAL

Sun, Nov 5, 7:00 EST

Bottlerocket Social Hall, Arlington Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Create Your Film's Impact Strategy in 4 Simple Steps Poster

Create Your Film's Impact Strategy in 4 Simple Steps

Thu, Nov 2, 1:00 EDT

VCDC's October Gathering Poster

VCDC's October Gathering

Thu, Oct 26, 6:30 EDT

Congressional Cemetery, E Street Southeast, Washington, DC, USA

VC Bay Area Fall Screening and Gathering Poster

VC Bay Area Fall Screening and Gathering

Wed, Oct 18, 6:45 EDT

274 12th Street Oakland, CA 94607

VCLA Fall Gathering Poster

VCLA Fall Gathering

Thu, Oct 12, 10:00 EDT

Silverlake Independent JCC, Bates Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, USA

VCATL Video Lab Poster

VCATL Video Lab

Mon, Oct 2, 7:00 EDT

Resonant Studios ATL, Blashfield Street Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA

Rust Belt & Appalachia Documentary Festival Poster

Rust Belt & Appalachia Documentary Festival

Sat, Sep 30, 7:00 EDT

Day One: The Maverick at Kasa; Day Two: Bottlerocket Social Hall

Rust Belt & Appalachia Documentary Festival Poster

Rust Belt & Appalachia Documentary Festival

Sat, Sep 30, 12:00 EDT

Day One: The Maverick by Kasa; Day Two: Bottlerocket Social Hall

Director's Q&A with Pailin Wedel Poster

Director's Q&A with Pailin Wedel

Fri, Sep 29, 7:00 EDT

No. 295, Long Jiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10491

Fundraising Panel with the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund Poster

Fundraising Panel with the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund

Thu, Sep 21, 5:00 EDT

JHU-MICA Film Centre, East North Avenue, Baltimore, MD, USA

How to Design a Pitch Deck 101 Poster

How to Design a Pitch Deck 101

Thu, Sep 14, 7:00 EDT

VC x The New Yorker Documentary - The September Gathering Poster

VC x The New Yorker Documentary - The September Gathering

Thu, Sep 14, 7:00 EDT

Chemistry Creative, Ten Eyck Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA

VC's Baltimore Launch: A Nonfiction Film and Journalism Community! Poster

VC's Baltimore Launch: A Nonfiction Film and Journalism Community!

Thu, Aug 3, 7:30 EDT

Baltimore Spirits Company, West 41st Street, Baltimore, MD, USA

Atlanta | Video Lab Poster

Atlanta | Video Lab

Mon, Jul 31, 7:00 EDT

Resonant Studios ATL, Blashfield Street Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA

Interviewing the Incarcerated with Lucy Kreutz Poster

Interviewing the Incarcerated with Lucy Kreutz

Thu, Jul 27, 7:00 EDT

Washington DC: The July Gathering Poster

Washington DC: The July Gathering

Thu, Jul 27, 6:30 EDT

1108 16th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20036, USA

London: Diverse Voices In Environmental Storytelling + Q&A Poster

London: Diverse Voices In Environmental Storytelling + Q&A

Wed, Jul 19, 1:30 EDT

The Castle Cinema, Brooksby's Walk, London, UK

VC New York x Full English Post Happy Hour Poster

VC New York x Full English Post Happy Hour

Thu, Jul 13, 7:00 EDT

Evil Twin Brewing NYC - DUMBO, Main Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Milano: Industry drinks da Mare Culturale Urbano! Poster

Milano: Industry drinks da Mare Culturale Urbano!

Tue, Jul 4, 2:15 EDT

Mare Culturale Urbano, Via Giuseppe Gabetti, Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy

Celebrating Pride Month: a special screening and gathering Poster

Celebrating Pride Month: a special screening and gathering

Thu, Jun 29, 7:00 EDT

181 North 11th Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Budgeting for your First Feature Documentary Poster

Budgeting for your First Feature Documentary

Thu, Jun 8, 3:00 EDT

Chicago | The June Gathering at Music Box Theatre! Poster

Chicago | The June Gathering at Music Box Theatre!

Sun, Jun 4, 8:30 EDT

Music Box Theatre, North Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA

New York: Films of the Natural World Poster

New York: Films of the Natural World

Thu, May 25, 7:00 EDT

Chemistry Creative, Ten Eyck Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Atlanta | Video Lab Poster

Atlanta | Video Lab

Tue, May 23, 7:00 EDT

Resonant Studios ATL, Blashfield Street Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA

Pittsburgh: The Spring Gathering Poster

Pittsburgh: The Spring Gathering

Tue, May 16, 7:00 EDT

Bottlerocket Social Hall, Arlington Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Distro Talk: Breaking into the International and Arab Indie Film scene Poster

Distro Talk: Breaking into the International and Arab Indie Film scene

Wed, May 10, 1:00 EDT

Owning Your Path: How To Jumpstart Your Career with Raissa Achkar Poster

Owning Your Path: How To Jumpstart Your Career with Raissa Achkar

Tue, May 9, 1:00 EDT

VCDC May Gathering with Scripps News Longform Poster

VCDC May Gathering with Scripps News Longform

Mon, May 8, 6:00 EDT

Miracle Theatre, 535 8th Street Southeast, Washington, DC, USA

Los Angeles: The May Gathering Poster

Los Angeles: The May Gathering

Fri, May 5, 10:00 EDT

The Pico Union Project, Valencia Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Proyección 'Toloriu' + Charla sobre Filmoteca de la UNAM Poster

Proyección 'Toloriu' + Charla sobre Filmoteca de la UNAM

Wed, May 3, 8:30 EDT

Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco, Avenida Ricardo Flores Magón, Tlatelolco, Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

VC London Spring Gathering and Screening Poster

VC London Spring Gathering and Screening

Sun, Apr 30, 9:00 EDT

Ryan's N16, Stoke Newington Church Street, London, UK

Pay Transparency Project: New York Happy Hour Poster

Pay Transparency Project: New York Happy Hour

Thu, Apr 20, 7:00 EDT

The Chelsea Bell, 8th Avenue, New York, NY, USA

SF Cinema Block Party Poster

SF Cinema Block Party

Fri, Apr 14, 7:00 EDT

SFFILM, 9th Street, San Francisco, CA, USA

Proiezioni inedite e industry drinks al Cinemino! Poster

Proiezioni inedite e industry drinks al Cinemino!

Mon, Apr 3, 1:30 EDT

Il Cinemino, Via Seneca, Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy

Fair Use 101: What documentary filmmakers need to know Poster

Fair Use 101: What documentary filmmakers need to know

Wed, Mar 29, 7:00 EDT

VC Atlanta | Video Lab Poster

VC Atlanta | Video Lab

Tue, Mar 28, 7:00 EDT

Resonant Studios ATL, Blashfield Street Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA

VCDC's March Gathering Poster

VCDC's March Gathering

Tue, Mar 28, 6:00 EDT

D.C. Bouldering Project, Eckington Place Northeast, Washington, DC, USA

VC x Black Film Space Gathering Poster

VC x Black Film Space Gathering

Sat, Mar 18, 5:00 EDT

Alchemical Studios, West 17th Street, New York, NY, USA

L'homme et le monde sauvage: trois court-métrages documentaires Poster

L'homme et le monde sauvage: trois court-métrages documentaires

Wed, Mar 15, 2:00 EDT

Ateliers Varan, Impasse de Mont-Louis, Paris, France

VC x DCTV Screening Poster

VC x DCTV Screening

Thu, Mar 9, 6:30 EST

Firehouse: DCTV's Cinema for Documentary Film, Lafayette Street, New York, NY, USA

VC Pittsburgh Winter Happy Hour Poster

VC Pittsburgh Winter Happy Hour

Thu, Mar 9, 6:00 EST

Kelly's Bar & Lounge, Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

VC Atlanta | Video Lab Poster

VC Atlanta | Video Lab

Tue, Feb 28, 7:00 EST

206 Rogers Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA, USA

VC PHILLY FILM SCREENING Poster

VC PHILLY FILM SCREENING

Thu, Feb 23, 7:00 EST

Tattooed Mom, South Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Breaking Down Trailer Edits Poster

Breaking Down Trailer Edits

Wed, Feb 22, 7:30 EST

VC Los Angeles | The February Gathering Poster

VC Los Angeles | The February Gathering

Thu, Feb 9, 10:00 EST

XTR STUDIOS, Bellevue Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, USA

VCNY's Video Lab | Showdown at the Mon Ami Poster

VCNY's Video Lab | Showdown at the Mon Ami

Mon, Jan 23, 7:00 EST

Blue Table Post, Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA

VCDC's January Gathering Poster

VCDC's January Gathering

Mon, Jan 23, 6:00 EST

Suns Cinema - Theater & Bar, Mount Pleasant Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA

Johnny Harris: Growing as an Independent Storyteller Poster

Johnny Harris: Growing as an Independent Storyteller

Wed, Jan 18, 3:00 EST

Reunión VCMX - Proyección cortos documentales Poster

Reunión VCMX - Proyección cortos documentales

Wed, Jan 11, 8:00 EST

Centro Cultural Afirme, Plaza de la República, Colonia Tabacalera, Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

Up Close & Personal in Your Filmmaking: A Q&A with Director Jon Kasbe Poster

Up Close & Personal in Your Filmmaking: A Q&A with Director Jon Kasbe

Thu, Dec 15, 7:00 EST

VC Philly Winter Happy Hour Poster

VC Philly Winter Happy Hour

Wed, Dec 14, 7:00 EST

Craft Hall, North Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, USA

VCATL | Video Lab Poster

VCATL | Video Lab

Tue, Dec 13, 7:00 EST

Resonant Studios ATL, Blashfield Street Southeast, Atlanta, GA, USA

Video Consortium x SFFILM FilmHouse Present: The December Gathering Poster

Video Consortium x SFFILM FilmHouse Present: The December Gathering

Thu, Dec 8, 9:30 EST

SFFILM, 9th Street, San Francisco, CA, USA

Shorts Screening: Rebuilding lives in London Poster

Shorts Screening: Rebuilding lives in London

Thu, Dec 8, 2:00 EST

Goldsmiths, University of London, Lewisham Way, London, UK

VC CHI's Holiday Meetup at The Mousetrap! Poster

VC CHI's Holiday Meetup at The Mousetrap!

Wed, Dec 7, 7:30 EST

Off Color Brewing Taproom The Mousetrap, North Kingsbury Street, Chicago, IL, USA

VCLA's Holiday Party at Fancy Film! Poster

VCLA's Holiday Party at Fancy Film!

Fri, Dec 2, 10:30 EST

4212 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90029, USA

VCNY November Gathering Poster

VCNY November Gathering

Thu, Nov 10, 7:30 EST

Good Behavior, 44 West 29th Street, New York, NY 10001, USA

VCNY | Video Lab Poster

VCNY | Video Lab

Wed, Nov 9, 7:00 EST

Blue Table Post, Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA

DECOLONIZING Objectivity in Latin American Cinema Poster

DECOLONIZING Objectivity in Latin American Cinema

Tue, Nov 8, 8:00 EST

Virtual

Rust Belt & Appalachia Documentary Series Poster

Rust Belt & Appalachia Documentary Series

Sat, Nov 5, 5:30 EDT

The Ohringer Arts, 640 Braddock Avenue, Braddock, PA 15104, USA

VCLA Screening at the Panorama! Poster

VCLA Screening at the Panorama!

Thu, Sep 29, 10:00 EDT

The Velaslavasay Panorama

Centering Survivor Stories: A Filmmaking Series Poster

Centering Survivor Stories: A Filmmaking Series

Wed, Sep 7, 3:00 EDT

New York City, NY

VCMX | Happy Hour Poster

VCMX | Happy Hour

Sun, Jul 31, 1:00 EDT

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