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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 join our community of 5,000+ members!

Check out all our member benefits here.

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For Students

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 journey.

Read our FAQ for students. Talk to us about starting a chapter at your university. 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.

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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

Get inspired by our bold stories that catalyze change 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. And as always, you can support our nonprofit efforts to support the present and future of nonfiction video storytelling!

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