Essentials Bootcamp with Saman Malik
To attend all 4 sessions, select the June 3 start date when registering.
DOC Institute's popular Essentials Bootcamp series is back! This 4-part virtual series will cover the documentary producing essentials that every early career producer needs to know.
Led by Toronto-based producer Saman Malik, these intensive, interactive sessions will include case studies, real-world insight from industry professionals, and sample documents from successfully funded films. This bootcamp series is an opportunity for you to:
- Learn the 101s of funding, approaching funders, and pitch packages.
- Find out how to navigate legal & business affairs of a doc project.
- Understand ethical concerns, copyright, and more.
- Learn how to find and collaborate with your crew.
- Navigate the world of budgets, financing plans, and production management.
- Ask your burning questions about working as a producer in the industry.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Saman Malik is an award-winning director, writer, and producer working across documentary film, television, and journalism. Saman directed, wrote, and produced the first season of CBC’s highly acclaimed documentary series ‘For the Culture with Amanda Parris’, earning three Canadian Screen Award nominations, including Best Writing, and a win for Best Direction. Her documentary ‘Big News’, exploring the erosion of trust in media, was nominated for the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary. At CBC’s flagship investigative program, The Fifth Estate, she spent years uncovering stories that exposed injustice and sparked national debate, from solitary confinement to Canada’s rental crisis.
Saman’s work has been recognized by the Governor General's Michener Awards Foundation, the Gracie Awards, RTDNA, the Sidney Hillman Foundation and the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. She holds a BFA from Concordia University and a Master’s in documentary filmmaking from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
REGISTRATION
DOC members receive $50 off registration prices (not applicable to student prices). You will receive your discount code via email. Please remember to apply the discount code before checkout. Instructions for using promo codes can be found here. Learn more about becoming a member here.
We are offering a special registration pricing for students currently enrolled in a recognized post-secondary institution. We reserve the right to ask for proof of enrollment.
The registration prices are for access to all four workshops. The workshops are designed as a series and individual workshop registration is not available. The workshops are scheduled for the Ontario time zone, but we welcome registrants from any location. Workshops will be recorded and be made available to registrants.
The Essentials Bootcamp series is made possible through the support of Ontario Creates.
Essentials Bootcamp with Saman Malik
To attend all 4 sessions, select the June 3 start date when registering.
DOC Institute's popular Essentials Bootcamp series is back! This 4-part virtual series will cover the documentary producing essentials that every early career producer needs to know.
Led by Toronto-based producer Saman Malik, these intensive, interactive sessions will include case studies, real-world insight from industry professionals, and sample documents from successfully funded films. This bootcamp series is an opportunity for you to:
- Learn the 101s of funding, approaching funders, and pitch packages.
- Find out how to navigate legal & business affairs of a doc project.
- Understand ethical concerns, copyright, and more.
- Learn how to find and collaborate with your crew.
- Navigate the world of budgets, financing plans, and production management.
- Ask your burning questions about working as a producer in the industry.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Saman Malik is an award-winning director, writer, and producer working across documentary film, television, and journalism. Saman directed, wrote, and produced the first season of CBC’s highly acclaimed documentary series ‘For the Culture with Amanda Parris’, earning three Canadian Screen Award nominations, including Best Writing, and a win for Best Direction. Her documentary ‘Big News’, exploring the erosion of trust in media, was nominated for the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary. At CBC’s flagship investigative program, The Fifth Estate, she spent years uncovering stories that exposed injustice and sparked national debate, from solitary confinement to Canada’s rental crisis.
Saman’s work has been recognized by the Governor General's Michener Awards Foundation, the Gracie Awards, RTDNA, the Sidney Hillman Foundation and the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. She holds a BFA from Concordia University and a Master’s in documentary filmmaking from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
REGISTRATION
DOC members receive $50 off registration prices (not applicable to student prices). You will receive your discount code via email. Please remember to apply the discount code before checkout. Instructions for using promo codes can be found here. Learn more about becoming a member here.
We are offering a special registration pricing for students currently enrolled in a recognized post-secondary institution. We reserve the right to ask for proof of enrollment.
The registration prices are for access to all four workshops. The workshops are designed as a series and individual workshop registration is not available. The workshops are scheduled for the Ontario time zone, but we welcome registrants from any location. Workshops will be recorded and be made available to registrants.
The Essentials Bootcamp series is made possible through the support of Ontario Creates.
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