Castlemaine Documentary Festival (C-Doc)

C-Doc’s vision is to touch the lives of our audiences in meaningful and tangible ways, to build a more informed and engaged society through documentary events designed to explore lived-experience stories, and the stories behind the stories, together.

The Castlemaine Documentary Festival (C-Doc) is our flagship, annual event, held during mid-winter at Castlemaine’s iconic Theatre Royal in Central Victoria.

C-Doc’s programs celebrate diversity and profile the issues of our time – from the local to the global, past and present. Our programs serve as catalysts for community action and public education with the intention of making a positive contribution and difference.

C-Doc is deeply embedded in Central Victorian creativity and activism, continually evolving with new initiatives designed to build upon our connections with our community – the schools in our region, our young families and youth, as well as our media practitioners.

C-Doc’s mission is also to keep citizens engaged, informed, and participating. Storytellers and artists are world builders – they help all of us imagine a more just, more equitable society.

C-Doc believes that storytelling is embedded into the fabric of community and real stories can create empathetic pathways for that connection to work. We offer programs that expose our audiences to different opinions, positions and experiences, and provide a welcoming and safe discussion forum around often hard-to-talk-about social issues. We provide real conversations with real people.

C-Doc’s impact is not just during the festival itself, but through a year-round program of mentoring, skills-based workshops and presentations via Club CDoc, that encourages and supports amateurs and seasoned filmmakers alike..
We are governed by an experienced Board of Directors, many with extensive backgrounds in delivering events, strategic planning, corporate governance and risk management. Before becoming incorporated in December 2018, the Castlemaine Documentary Festival had already been running successfully for four years. 2024 heralds a ten-year milestone for C-Doc.

Any grants will be auspiced by the Foundation for Regional and Rural Renewal.

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