UK Feature Docs: Studying the Feature Documentary Film Industry

This project aimed to increase knowledge and understanding of the contemporary feature-length documentary film industry in the UK. It had three core objectives: 1) to map the industry and analyse its operation; 2) to historicise the industry's formation and the factors that have shaped its development; and 3) to investigate the criticisms and challenges the industry faces and explore how these might be addressed.

The findings of this project were published in two project reports - Keeping it Real (2020, 72 pp.) and Making it Real (2021, 68 pp.) - and several other publications. The project led to Follow-on Funding for Impact and Engagement and the formation of the Documentary Film Council.