Executive Producer, French Documentary Unit and Eastern Documentary Unit
With offices in Montreal and Halifax, we produce English-language projects from Quebec and the Atlantic provinces.
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The Eastern Documentary Unit works closely with talented and skilled Canadian directors and coproducers to produce creative, impactful and enduring documentaries that reflect the diverse perspectives found in the regions we serve.
Building on a distinguished legacy that includes the 1967 Fogo Process films and The Things I Cannot Change, both precursors to the NFB’s ground-breaking Challenge For Change program, our full production unit continues to champion storytelling that initiates social change and shines a light on our shared humanity.
We collaborate with emerging and established Canadian documentary filmmakers who demonstrate a strong vision and a unique voice. We aim to make films that push boundaries – in story, form and with the audiences we seek to reach.
Recent projects include such award-winning films as Nalujuk Night (Jennie Williams), Perfecting The Art of Longing (Kitra Cahana), Dear Audrey (Jeremiah Hayes) and Seguridad (Tamara Segura).
What are we looking for?
- Powerful and meaningful engagement with contemporary subjects, addressed in an original manner, with the potential to make a real impact on audiences and society.
- A clear point of view, an unusual angle, and a surprising narrative arc related to the topic.
- An original approach and noteworthy access to the subject, participants, or events.
- Proposals that showcase diverse lived experiences and representations of the regions we work in.
- An approach that innovates documentary practices and strays from the beaten path.
Submission:
Project submissions are accepted anytime during the year and are reviewed quarterly. We prefer to review projects at an early stage of pre-development.
To submit your project, please click here.
Some details are included in the form so please read through carefully and follow the instructions to ensure the full submission is received.
To learn more about the processes and for proposing a project and criteria involved in selection, visit Propose a Project.
To note:
Regarding Indigenous projects: projects featuring Indigenous stories and subject matter must have significant involvement from Indigenous creators and work to uphold Indigenous Pathways and Protocols as detailed here.
Questions about the Eastern Documentary Unit and our project submission process can be directed to: eastern@nfb.ca
Our offices:
MONTREAL
1501, De Bleury Street
Montréal, QC H3A 0H3
HALIFAX
Bond Building
201 – 5475 Spring Garden Road
Halifax, NS B3J 3T2
Nathalie Cloutier