MEMBERSHIP FOR docshop south

Spring 2025 applications for Docshop South are now closed. Please check this page and subscribe to our newsletter for information about our next application cycle.

Before you apply, please keep in mind:

  • Applicants should reside, or the documentary should have deep roots in, one of the following twelve Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

  • In order to be eligible, you must be actively working on a documentary project you’d like to workshop with the group. (Questions about what this means? See the Current Work section of the application below, or read more here.)

  • As part of your application, you will need to submit a work sample for the project you plan to workshop.

  • In addition to filling out this application form, applicants may be asked to speak with a current Filmshop member via a phone or video call for an informal interview.

  • Members are expected to miss no more than 4 meetings per season (out of 15 total). Our meetings take place Wednesday nights on Zoom, 7:00 to 9:30PM ET.

  • Applicants are strongly encouraged to join Southern Documentary Fund, though this is not required to be eligible for Docshop South.

  • Dues for the season are $150 for the season; with a discounted rate of $95 for members of Southern Documentary Fund. We also offer financial aid for those who are unemployed or underemployed; priority is given to artists from communities that are underrepresented in the industry. If you are interested in applying for discounted fees, you will be able to request a financial aid form once accepted.

  • It is free to submit an application.

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at docshopsouth@thefilmshop.org.