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Application Fee Waivers
VC is committed to growing an inclusive global community of nonfiction storytellers. If you currently reside in the Global south, are a student, or your economic circumstances or environment prevent you from paying our fees, please reach out directly to us at community@videoconsortium.org.

VC for Enterprise and Schools
Interested in partnering with VC to help your staff or students make great work with a big impact? VC offers group discounts to schools, orgs, and the like. Send us a note to find out if you're eligible.

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VC is proud to offer student discounts to both our application fee and gold membership. If you are a currently enrolled student, please email us at community@videoconsortium.org to receive a discount code.

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  • Apply for select VC Programs and Grants
  • Support and promotion on VC channels
  • Invitation to Members-only Quarterly Convenings

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  • Member Profile Page (searchable by other members and the public)
  • Access to VC Community Forum and Slack
  • Access to VC Jobs Board
  • Weekly Jobs/Gigs Newsletter
  • Apply for select VC Programs and Grants
  • Support and promotion on VC channels
  • Invitation to Members-only Quarterly Convenings
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We foster a uniquely supportive ecosystem and actively drive a culture of collaboration. Be a part of a community that's working to bring about a new era of nonfiction storytelling.
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Get involved in our mentorship programs or attend in-person community gatherings, led by local filmmaking teams across the world!
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Eligibility: Professionals

Eligible Video Consortium members are actively working in visual journalism, documentary film, or social/emerging media-driven nonfiction storytelling, with bylines or credits that represent their professional industry work and reach. Also requisite is a passion for impactful storytelling, for helping others, and for making the media industry a more collaborative and welcoming place for all.

To join the community, it’s required that you’re actively working in documentary or video journalism. If commercial work is your primary focus, that’s ok—as long as you have nonfiction experience and credits. You must be currently working on a nonfiction project or projects (anything from hands-on producing to assisting in the camera department to managing a video department) and have a passionate desire to share and connect with fellow nonfiction creatives to grow and learn, together.

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Eligibility: Students

Eligible student members are studying or recent graduates of nonfiction storytelling and/or journalism and/or nonfiction communications. You must have a foundational production skillset, at least one sample of nonfiction video work to present, and a record of interest in to pursuing a career in nonfiction visual media (through documentary/journalism classes, accreditation, etc).

Students and recent graduates are eligible for 50% off premium membership.

Please contact us to receive a discount code.

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Eligibility: Enterprise

Interested in getting a group membership for your employees, students, colleagues, or fellow community members? Contact us for eligibility on group membership discounts.

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