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Networking

Since the Documentary Network is concerned with collective action, networking is absolutely essential to its functioning. Unfortunately, the federal institutions as well as organizations from other provinces oftentimes perceive the organization as being representative of Montreal or French Québec only.

At the international level, it is important to maintain relationships with peers from other countries; we should benefit from their experiences and policy developments as well as we should share our experiences with them.

2005-2006

The Documentary Network asked to be part of SODEC’s Conseil national du cinéma et de la télévision (CNCT) to contribute — documentary-wise — to their reflection.

At the Canadian level, we made public interventions, after consulting the CFTPA and DOC, at Prime Time and at Hot Docs’ Summit. Such collective actions allow the Documentary Network to play its collective role appropriately and to make itself and its views known.

Exploratory meetings were held in Switzerland and France in views of eventually creating an international network of organizations devoted to lobby for documentary.

2006-2007

In order to rectify the misperception of a Montreal or French Québécois organization, the Documentary Network will organize meetings with colleagues from the CFTPA and DOC, as well as with broadcasters and agents from provincial institutions, which should strengthen relationships and better represent our colleagues’ interests.