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HERE TO PUT WORKING-CLASS DOCUMENTARY MAKERS
IN THE FRAME.

Doc North is a not-for-profit, here to address the class imbalance in the industry, champion our regional stories and show the rest of the world the incredible talent we have up ‘ere.

Doc North CiC
Studio 23, The Old Courts,
Wigan, WN1 1NA

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Launching 2026.Doc North is a not-for-profit organisation set up to empower and strengthen working-class documentary makers and unscripted storytellers in the North of England.Born out of a need to change the statistics in an industry not set up to support talent from working-class backgrounds.Research shows that only 8% of people working in television self-define as working-class, compared to 45-50% of the general population.Sadly, this is an industry still largely built on 'who you know' networks. Given the lack of funding and commissioning opportunities available to early-career documentary makers, we recognise the urgent need to make a change.Our mission is to better support our local talent and provide space and opportunity for regional storytelling to exist and thrive.Without a commitment to genuine change and the creation of clear pathways into the industry, we risk our regional stories going untold and our local talent being unable to realise their full potential.

Doc North CiC
Studio 23, The Old Courts,
Wigan, WN1 1NA

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The team behind Doc North CiC is the founders of Award-Winning Wigan-based company, Northern Heart Films, who have been actively supporting regional working-class documentary makers since 2022 through the 'Northern Doc Fund.'Doc North CiC is a direct legacy of the Northern Doc Fund. The films that have been through the scheme have been shown at the BFI Future Film Festival 2023 and at film festivals as far as New York.The Northern Doc Fund has been highly regarded by industry professionals including Film Hub North and Sheffield DocFest.Doc North CiC will now be responsible for the Northern Doc Fund with plans to do more, including hosting events, delivering high-quality training, and pathways into the industry.