The Balkan Documentary Center is many things. On the outside, it is an old three-storey pharmaceutical lab in the center of Sofia that is turning into a place for distilling documentaries. It’s a house with a garden, editing rooms, a screening room, a video library, a caf? and a lot of space for creative ideas. And we would love to hear from you about how to use all of this.

On the inside, it is a network of Balkan filmmakers, a place for inventing, training, development and collaboration. It’s a house with many doors that are open for Balkan filmmakers. Into the brave new world, of course.

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BDC Discoveries reveals its 2023 selection


May 12th, 2023

BDC Discoveries is extremely proud to announce the seven projects that are part of this year’s workshop! Thanks to all the filmmakers who trusted us and sent us their projects! It’s been hard to select just a few from all of the amazing applications we received. After long deliberations, the selection committee has made its […]

BDC Discoveries Call For Projects 2023 – Extended deadline


February 16th, 2023

BDC Discoveries is looking for new projects in 2023. The call for applications is now officially open! We are proud to continue the wider focused BDC Discoveries and we are looking for documentary filmmakers, who either come from the Balkans or work on a Balkan-related topic and would like to collaborate with the region. Click […]

Call for applications Docu RCB 2023


January 9th, 2023

Organized by Sarajevo Film Festival and Balkan Documentary Center, Docu Rough Cut Boutique is a platform dedicated to documentary projects in the advanced phase of the editing process. Previous projects that have participated at the Docu Rough Cut Boutique include among others: HER MOTHERS (Hot Docs 2020), HOLY FATHER (Sarajevo FF 2020), THE OTHER SIDE […]

Announcing the BDC Discoveries 2022


May 9th, 2022

As we’re about to begin the first module of the annual BDC Discoveries program, we’re happy to announce the seven projects that are part of this year’s workshop! Thanks to all the filmmakers who trusted us and sent us their projects! It’s been hard to select just a few from all of the amazing applications […]

Open call – BDC Discoveries 2022


February 2nd, 2022

APPLY UNTIL 21 March 2022 TO BDC DISCOVERIES 2022 We are still living in challenging times, but let’s hope 2022 brings new beginnings! It is a new year, a new beginning and we are now ready looking for projects to be part of our program in 2022. The call for applications is now officially open! […]

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