DOCEDGE Kolkata

• Support innovative documentary ideas to flourish into films.
• Develop creative storytelling skills through immersive training and mentorship.
• Create international co-production opportunities.
• Support original story ideas through cross-border investment and collaborations.
• Connect filmmakers with artists, professionals, and industry leaders.
• Provide opportunities for creative exchange through masterclasses, talks, and critical exchange on nonfiction cinema.

The programme is intended for filmmakers and producers from Asian countries developing documentary projects or already in production. Applicants must be nationals of an Asian country, and the principal filming location of the submitted project must be in an Asian country.

Aspiring filmmakers, producers, film enthusiasts, students of film, media, and art institutions, professionals, and early-career filmmakers from an Asian country may also apply as Observers to attend workshops and sessions of Docedge Kolkata 2026.

• Group and one-on-one mentorship in the Narrative Labs
• One-on-one mentorship - Visual Lab
• Critical discussions on the art and craft of cinema
• Masterclasses
• Project pitching
• Masterclasses
• Industry Sessions
• Pitch Presentation
• One-on-one Industry Meetings

Who Can Apply

• Applications must be submitted by the director and/or producer of the project, who belongs by nationality to an Asian country.
• The submitted project's principal filming location must be in an Asian country.

Who Cannot Apply

• Multiple entries from the same filmmaker/producer will not be accepted.
• Films that are already completed are not eligible for application.
• Producer/director not belonging to Asian countries.
• Applicants in any academic year of institutes or universities.
• Applicants below eighteen years of age.

Application Process

• Online application through the provided link only.
• Applications by email or post are not accepted.
• Entries without all necessary information or entries exceeding the prescribed word count will not be accepted.
• The visual material is mandatory and should not exceed 3–4 minutes.
• Entries without the required visual clip or exceeding the mentioned duration will not be accepted.
• Links to visual material should remain active for at least four months following the deadline.

Application Requirements

• Logline – maximum 30 words.
• Synopsis – maximum 250 words.
• Treatment & Narrative Outline – maximum 500 words.
• Director biography and filmography – maximum 150 words.
• Audiovisual material – maximum 4 minutes.
• Two film stills in JPEG, JPG, or PNG format.

• Selection Announcement: January 3, 2027
• Application Deadline: December 10, 2026
• Online Registration for Selected Projects & Observers: January 4–10, 2027
• Mentoring & Incubation Sessions: March 1–5, 2027
• Screenings, Masterclasses and Talks: March 1–7, 2027
• Pitch Season: March 6–8, 2027
• Industry Meetings: March 6–8, 2027
• Closing Ceremony: March 8, 2027

Indian Projects

FEES

Participant with a Project

• Application Fee: INR 2,000
• Second Participant: INR 2,000
• After Selection – Registration Fee: INR 15,000
• Second Participant – Registration Fee: INR 13,000

Overseas Applicant

• Application Fee: NIL
• Overseas Applicant – After Selection: USD 200
• Overseas Second Participant: USD 180

Observer

• Application Fee: INR 1,000
• After Selection – Registration Fee: INR 10,000

Once submitted, Application and Participation fees are not refundable.