Call For Submissions

Submissions Deadline: 17th May 2010

We are pleased to announce Document 8, October 2010, Glasgow, Scotland.

Over the past seven years, the Document Festival has built its reputation by screening films which critically engage with the world we live in at the start of the 21st century: stories at once personal and universal in significance, by emerging and established filmmakers from every country and culture.

We seek to show work which explores the idea of human rights in its broadest definition and in a wide range of styles, from reportage to cinematic essays, from investigative journalism to experimental forms.

Document 8 will screen documentary films old and new, from home and abroad, addressing issues such as:

• immigration & asylum • women • war & conflict • self-determination
• racism • miscarriages of justice • eviction • poverty • social exclusion
• workers/unemployed rights • mental health & social care • young people
• human trafficking • indigenous cultures • environmental concerns
• global policies & local consequences • LGBT rights…

At this year's festival we are particularly interested in films which deal with Poverty—as part of The European Year to Combat Poverty & Social Exclusion.

Document 8 welcomes applications from documentary filmmakers to participate in the only UK-based festival dedicated to international human rights.

Call for Collaborations:

Document 8 is also looking to discuss programming opportunities and establish relationships with organisations and individuals interested in collaborating on projects which explore human rights.

If you would like to discuss possible collaborations, or to know more about the festival, please contact Neill Patton on 07801 441643 or email neill.document@gmail.com.