UDocs Information

UDocs provides accredited continuing professional education (CPE/CPD) courses featuring engaging documentaries as case studies followed by comprehensive post-screening panel discussions with leading experts, scholars and practitioners. All UDocs edutainment programs are developed in collaboration with scholars and students from leading universities in Canada and the United States (UDocs stands for University Documentaries). All UDocs programs are developed in partnership with key academic, professional and creative stakeholders who are committed to using documentaries as a vibrant medium and educational tool for capturing and enriching the critical discourse of our times. All programs are available in LIVE EVENT, IN-HOUSE GROUP and ONLINE formats, and are all approved or recognized as valid continuing professional education activities by various professional organizations in Canada and in some jurisdictions in the United States. Accreditation information is unique to each program. UDocs operates in partnership with Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (Hot Docs), North America’s most respected documentary film festival. In 2018, they jointly launched the Hot Docs for Continuing Professional Education program for the delivery of professional education in movie theatres across North America. This initiative premiered with the screening of the original film Collared before a sold-out audience of 600 professionals. Many UDocs CPD/CPE programs are developed in collaboration with Hot Docs key creative partner.