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Here you'll find those all-important filmmaking resources, from release forms and copyright agreements to documentary associations around the world.

You can also read interviews with filmmakers, reviews of the latest documentaries to be released in UK cinemas, and features on the big things happening in the documentary world.

If you'd like to find out more about the people behind this site - the Documentary Filmmakers Group - then check out the About Us section.

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On Production Management by Lucy Hunot in Articles Top Production Manager Linda Stradling chats to DFG about extreme bodies, hurricanes and earthquakes, together with the more extraordinary aspects of being a PM.
The Good Heart Attack by Uli Hesse and Dr Sean Davidson in Video Even though scientists were able to make a dog’s heart beat outside its body seventy years ago, today, the heart still remains a mystery, At UCL London, surgeons have recently discovered that delivering a small shock to the heart can condition and protect it against the stress of major heart surgery. It works, but why?
First Blood by Tom Mustill and Sarah Main in Video New advances in stem cell research come with the promise of potential cures for major diseases. This has persuaded Hattie to pay £1500 pounds for her baby’s cord blood to be stored while her friend Charlotte decided against. Has Hattie wasted her money? Or is Charlotte failing to protect her child?
Life Support by Dr Barry J. Gibb and Dr Emma Pilgrim in Video We walk on it, we build on it, it provides our food yet what do we really know about soil? An exploration of the astounding biodiversity found in our backyards.
Ginger by Nick Rutter and Dr Helen Cooper in Video Comedian Paul Smith is fed up with being heckled for his red hair. His quest to find out what’s good about being ginger leads him to some bizarre facts and stories.
Over My Left Shoulder by Oonagh Kearney and Adil Akram in Video Post-natal depression can lead new mothers with no history of mental illness to the verge of suicide. We follow the journey of one such woman who, following very serious post-natal depression, bravely decided to have another baby.
Blood Sample by Steve Jackman and Bala Sirigireddy in Video When an emergency is admitted to the Homerton Hospital where he works in the Pathology Department, Bala has three minutes to test the blood sample and find the right match. If he makes a mistake, the patient may die.
Sound Waves by Sasha Andrews and Jeanne Guiraud in Video A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted electronic device which can make it possible for the profoundly deaf to hear sound. Although it sounds like a miracle cure, the use of cochlear implants is controversial, particularly amongst the deaf community.  Two families, both with children who are deaf. One has decided to have a CI for their son, the other has not. Why?
Blood, Tears And Sweat by Khaldoon Ahmed and Dr James Logan in Video Mosquitoes have killed more people than all the wars in history. The war against mosquitoes is fought on many fronts. Experiments with people whose natural body odours repel mosquitoes have helped scientists at Rothamsted Research to make advances in the search for a cheap safe mosquito repellent.
Interview with Charles-Henri Belleville by Zoë Morgan Chiswick in Articles The youngest filmmaker to be nominated for the Raindance Best UK Feature award, and director of new documentary Midnight Madness talks to Zoë Morgan Chiswick about the difference between making fiction and documentaries.