The Fall 2025 season of DocCelerator is offering three editions of the documentary story workshop. Two open editions of the popular DocCeleratorStory and one special edition done in collaborations with the two Creative Europe Desk in Belgium.

The two editions of DocCeleratorStory, which are open to participants from around the world  are held online with these dates and deadlines:

Dates: October 1-2, 2025. Deadline: September 8

December 4-5, 2025. Deadline November 3

The special edition, DocCeleratorStory Belgium takes place on September 25-26. Deadline to apply is September 3.

DocCeleratorStory is a series of online stand alone workshops, helping define and develop the key structural narrative elements of your next documentary story. If you are a filmmaker wanting a more focused story and a clearer dramaturgical structure for your project, this format is for you. 

Since May 2020 we have been running 39 editions of DocCelerator and more than 350 documentary makers have participated.

Here you can read more about DocCelerator and how to apply. 

If you are in doubt that DocCelerator is helpful for the improvement of your next documentary project, do not take our word for it. These are some of the reactions we have had from participants so far:

"Thank you so much for this workshop. It brought me to the core of my film and gave me lots of inspiration and motivation!"

Director Sien Versteyhe, Lionheart Productions, Belgium - participant of the 16th DocCelerator

"Thanks for all your help with the project. That time in January was invaluable. We’ve been recommending your workshops since!"

Sinéad Ní Bhroin, Marmalade Films, Ireland - participant of the 7th DocCelerator

"I loved DocCelerator and came out of it with an infinitely clearer idea of the film I have to make."

Fernando Souza, Director, Spain – participant of the 5th DocCelerator

DocCelerator is run by Director Geoffrey Smith and Producer & Consultant Ove Rishøj Jensen.