Bell Media’s BravoFACT and the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) have partnered to offer a new program that aims to help filmmakers navigate the festival submission process.

The Festival Concierge program connects industry professionals with filmmakers to assist them through the process of submitting films to various festivals. With this new partnership, the next two cycles of BravoFACTUAL award recipients will automatically receive access to the Festival Concierge service, priority access to all Festival Concierge-related webinars and workshops and a monthly e-newsletter.

BravoFACTUAL was introduced in 2013 to provide financial support to short documentary projects, while BravoFACT supports short scripted projects. Earlier this year, Bell Media mandated that 50% of the funds awarded through the BravoFACTUAL and BravoFACT programs will go towards female-led projects.