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Whether you're a professional nonfiction creator, a rising media student, or simply a lover of great documentary films, there's a way for you to engage with the VC community. Be part of it!

Help us democratize the industry and give nonfiction video storytellers the tools they need to tell compelling stories that change the world. As a grassroots global collective, we invite you to get involved in a way that's meaningful and fulfilling to you. Join us!

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For Creators

For professional storytellers — visual journalists, documentary filmmakers, and anyone who plays a role in bringing nonfiction video stories to life — we invite you to, first, join our community!

If you have a job opening at your company, post it. If you want to start or join a local team in your locale, email us. If you want to host a one-off pop-up gathering, read more here. Take a breeze through our resources and Workshop Archive. Add to the Pay Transparency Project: real pay for real stories. Get inspired by watching some VC Selects. Follow along on social media for the low-down. Contact another VCer for advice or thought exchange via a virtual coffee. Spread the word and tell your film friends about VC!

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For Students

To further level the industry playing field, VC membership is open to media students as of November, 2022.

Students! We're so thrilled to welcome you to our global community, where you'll be able to connect with working nonfiction professionals in the industry through gatherings, mentorship, and personalized, grassroots efforts that help you along your storytelling journeys.

Read our FAQ for students. Talk to us about starting a chapter at your university. Join the network and reach out to filmmakers for a virtual coffee. Check out our Workshop Archive to learn about grant writing, run-and-gun doc shooting, the art of the interview, and more. Have a question? Ask!

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For Partners

Interested in collaborating with the Video Consortium?

We partner with companies and organizations, large and small, across the world to support creatives making great work through events, community outreach, story calls, collaborative programming, and more.

For partnerships, sponsorships, content collaborations, and the like, send us a note.

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For Doc Lovers

We tell stories to impact, inform, and inspire audiences around the globe, and we invite you to join us. Get inspired by watching past shorts, series, and features that we've screened in cities around the globe. Attend gatherings in a city near you and hear directly from filmmakers and visual journalists about why and how they made their films. Host a pop-up gathering. Support our nonprofit efforts to support the present and future of nonfiction video storytelling.

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Every dollar you donate goes right back into supporting nonfiction video storytellers around the world.

Photos by VC members Jake Winsett and Michelle Pomeroy of Bellyfire Productions, and Frank Sun.