MEMBERSHIP
Spring 2025 applications are now closed. Please check this page and subscribe to our newsletter for information about our next application cycle.
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Before you apply, please keep in mind:
New members apply to join a specific chapter. In the application you will be able to indicate your top choice, as well as your backup chapters, if any.
In addition to our general works-in-progress chapters, documentarians can also apply to join our documentary-focused Docshop chapters.
For all chapters, we ask that you be actively working on a project you’d like to workshop with the group. (Questions about what this means? Read more here.)
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.
Filmshop members are expected to miss no more than 4 meetings per season (out of 15 total). Meetings take place on weeknights, either from 7:00 to 9:30pm ET or from 7:30 to 10:00PM ET, depending on the chapter.
Dues for the season are $175 upon acceptance. 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, or would like to schedule a visit to one of our workshop meetings, feel free to email us at contact@thefilmshop.org.