A key initiative of Forum RIDM, Doc Lab Montréal supports the development of bold documentary projects led by filmmakers and producers from Quebec, Canada, and abroad.

Over three days, mentors from diverse professional backgrounds guide participants who benefit from personalized support aimed at refining their artistic approach, strengthening their production strategies and fostering the emergence of high-potential creative documentaries.
This intensive program ends with a pitch session in front of a panel of renowned industry professionals, offering visibility, constructive feedback, and opportunities for support through awards presented by our partners.

We would like to thank Rogers, Eurodoc, Main Film, NFB, CineGround, SLA Location, BamMusic, Royal Photo, Lussier & Khouzam, Vidéographe et T&S Coop for their contribution in the form of prizes awarded to Doc Lab Montréal 2025 participants.

This activity take place in a closed circuit.

Here are the projects of the 2025 cohort:

FEAUTURE FILMS
Dinosaurs, directed by Emilie Baillargeon and produced by Geneviève Gosselin-G.
As I Write you the Landscape Changes, directed by Anna Lu Machado and Artur Sgambatti Monteiro, produced by Thaís Vidal
Yet the Faces, directed by Miléna Trivier and produced by Maxime Coton
Fragments of a Storm, directed by Sebastián Mantilla and produced by Lucija Stojevic
Haunted: a Ghost Movie About Family Estrangement, directed by Laurence Olivier and produced by Audrey-Ann Dupuis-Pierre
Hollow Ship, Drifting Through the Void!, directed by Tzu-An Wu and produced by Johan Chang
HouseLight, directed by Zahra Ahooei
The Jungle, directed by Jamie Ross and produced by Bob Moore
M.O.S. (Mute on Sound), directed by Kenza Derkaoui and produced by Stefan Supplice
Oh my Dad!, directed by Grace Divya Singh, produced by Mylène Augustin and Marie Ka
Outsourcing Prisons, directed by Jenny Cartwright and produced by David Cherniak
Portrait of the Country as a Young Dog, directed by Ben Reed, co-produced by Katie Lambert and Siôn Marshall-Waters

SHORT AND MEDIUM-LENGTH FILMS
All the Ways we Return, directed by Johanna Silver
Bica, directed by Irina Tempea
Lady Copper, directed by Ariel St-Louis Lamoureux
Between the City and Nitaskinan, directed by Marie-Kristine Petiquay
Narcissus Flower, directed by Dédé Chen
Justin- In it to Win it, directed by Nathalie Lopez-Gutierrez
Lodge 147, directed by Morgan Tams
Shoveling Clouds: AI and Responsibilities, directed by Malcom Odd
The disco of the dead, directed by Gabriel Walta Busulwa
A Mark on the Forehead or the Right Hand, directed by Bleue Pronovost-Teyssier

The participation of international teams is made possible thanks to the financial support of Gouvernement du Québec.