[Recovered on 19 Oct 2026 from the original email in the family's Gmail, because this archive file was missing. Matched to this entry by its subject line; where several emails share a subject, the order within the group is not certain. Email addresses, phone numbers and private addresses are redacted.] Subject: Thank you for your email Re: BP vs Buckler 1987 - Documentary From: Hello You Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 23:05 UTC ------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Sender, Thank you for getting in touch with us here at Doc Society! Unfortunately, we are unable to respond personally to your email. Due to the high number of enquiries we receive, we cannot accept proposals or watch content that has not been submitted through the official application process. We do not engage in partnerships with studios or production companies for commissioned content creation. Please find key information below on our programmes, funds and resources available to documentary filmmakers. We recommend that you register for our monthly newsletter for up-to-date news and fund opening dates. Sign up at the bottom of this page: http://www.docsociety.org/#mailout Our Funds Each fund is listed on our website and details how to apply, the criteria, and fund opening dates. All up-to-date information can be found on these linked below. If you have completed an application and have a question, please use the messaging tool in the application system. It’s easy and will likely get a faster response from us! Visit https://app.docsociety.org. Login with your credentials (your user name is your email). Once you are logged in, scroll down the page until you find your application module. Click on the Send Message button. Write to us! We will respond as soon as possible: The BFI Doc Society Fund (for UK feature documentaries) - CLOSED for Documentary Feature Film Applications, OPEN for Immersive non fiction, Information on how to apply https://bfi.docsociety.org/bfi-doc-features/ The BFI Research and Development (RAD) Fund - CLOSED- For early development of documentary and immersive projects for directors and producers based in the UK. https://bfi.docsociety.org/bfi-doc-rad/ The Climate Story Fund - CLOSED https://climatestoryfund.org/apply/ BFI Made of Truth fund for short documentaries is now - CLOSED https://bfi.docsociety.org/bfi-doc-shorts/ Big Tech Narrative Initiative Showcase CLOSED https://democracystoryunit.org/big-tech/ The Threshold Fund, European Documentary Journalism Fund, New Perspectives Fellowship, BFI Ripple Effect Fund, BFI Doc Society Production Fund SOS, Bertha Journalism Fund, Genesis Fund and Circle Fund are no longer active funds within Doc Society and will not reopen. Find out more about the projects we’ve supported in the past here: https://docsociety.org/films/ Good Pitch Got a project in the making with strong social impact goals? Find out all about our global Good Pitch and Good Pitch Local events and programmes https://goodpitch.org/ GIPA Learn more about the Global Impact Producers Alliance here. https://globalimpactproducers.org/ Follow Us Regularly check in on Doc Society social media for other opportunities Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDocSociety Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedocsociety Thank you for keeping in touch and for keeping our storytelling ecosystem going, Doc Society -- Follow us on social media and subscribe to our *newsletter * for the latest Doc Society updates, industry news, events and fund opportunities: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram The people formerly known as BRITDOC Wondering why are we using a new name?