DocCeleratorStory
Here are details for DocCeleratorBelgium and DocCeleratorTurin
PARTICIPANTS' REACTIONS
"I loved DocCelerator and came out of it with an infinitely clearer idea of the film I have to make."
Fernando Souza, Director, Spain – participant of the 5th DocCelerator
"Thank you so much for the past two days! This was such an amazing lab. Our project has benefited a lot and we have learned a lot."
Areeb Zuaiter, Director, USA - participant of the 7th DocCelerator
"It is wonderful how this experience can change not only the direction of a project, but also the way a filmmaker works."
Maite Vitoria Daneris, Director, Spain - participant of the 3rd DocCelerator
"Thanks to the DocCelerator workshop and your feedback, we reworked entirely our materials. We also simplified our synopsis and created a new trailer, and I believe it did strengthen our proposal greatly. To put it simply: Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Marjolaine Grappe, Director, USA - participant of the 2nd DocCelerator
"Thank you so much for this workshop. It brought me to the core of my film and gave me lots of inspiration and motivation!"
Sien Versteyhe, Director, Belgium - participant of the 16th DocCelerator
DocCeleratorStory is an online documentary story and script development program. If you are a documentary maker wanting a more focused story and a clearer dramaturgical structure for your project, this format is for you. The workshop will help you define and develop the key structural narrative elements of your film.
During fall 2026 these DocCeleratorStory workshops will take place:
DocCeleratorBelgium
Dates: September 24-25. Deadline: August 17
Done in collaboration with Creative Europe Desk Belgium - Wallonia Brussels & Creative Europe Desk Vlaanderen
Read how to apply here:
Creative Europe Desk Belgium - Wallonia Brussels
Creative Europe Desk Vlaanderen
DocCeleratorTurin
Dates: October 05-06. Deadline: July 24
Done in collaboration with Creative Europe MEDIA Office Torino
Read how to apply here:
Creative Europe MEDIA Office Torino
DocCeleratorSlHuMk
Dates: October 20-21. Deadline: September 08
Done in collaboration with Creative Europe Desk Slovenia, Creative Europe Desk Hungary & Creative Europe Desk MK
Further details about how to apply will be available soon.
Who can take part?
DocCelerator is for six selected filmmakers or teams with a project currently in development. For each of the three fall 2026 editions, there will be a defined possibility to participate, depending on the Creative Europe Desks organising the DocCelerator. For specific details on the participation and submission, please check the links to each of the Creative Europe Desks above.
What do you get?
As a participant in DocCeleratorStory you get:
- detailed feedback on how to focus your story
- input to a stronger narrative structure
- tools for better shaping storylines and emotional arcs
- methods for developing a stronger dramatic drive.
During the two working days of DocCeleratorStory, you will as a participant join a number of online plenary sessions. Here you will have script writing methods introduced and receive feedback on your project. In addition, you will also work with concrete writing assignments accelerating a focused story development for your project. When the two-day workshop is completed, you will have learned a method for story development, which you can also apply for the future development of new projects.
Besides generating creative input, DocCeleratorStory saves selected participants many hours of working and much money in production expenses. This is achieved through a more focused narrative structure, which saves hours of recordings not fitting to the film and many days of expensive editing. The essence of DocCeleratorStory is to invest in the development in order to save on the production.
How does it work?
The two-day workshop consists of a number of plenary sessions, where the selected participants get comprehensive feedback on their projects. It also includes four precise exercises that the tutors provide, in order to make the selected projects advance in a more focused way. After the workshop the participants will get one individual follow up session, in order to provide further feedback on their projects as they progress with the story development.
DocCelerator is run by Geoffrey Smith and Ove Rishøj Jensen.
If you need further information or have questions before applying, please contact weare@paradiddlepictures.com.
The DocCelerator workshop series is run by Geoffrey Smith and Ove Rishøj Jensen
OTHER DOCCELERATOR WORKSHOPS
DocCeleratorWorkInProgress
Get feedback on your recorded material or rough cut and strengthen your distribution.
DocCeleratorOnDemand
We can make DocCelerator workshops fitting the needs of your local industry
