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Credits

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In acknowledgment of those who witness and sustain documentary culture. Doc Credits record ongoing participation within the India Doc community.

Doc Credits are a simple way to recognise participation in the India Doc Project ecosystem.
They acknowledge the many small but meaningful actions that help documentary culture grow - from sharing our work and showing up for screenings to amplifying conversations that matter.

As you engage with the platform, your credits accumulate over time and can be redeemed for curated benefits across India Doc Project programmes.
It’s our way of building a more connected, participatory documentary community - one action at a time.

Why This Charter Exists

India Doc Project exists to support documentary culture, not as a filmmaking platform, but as a film promotion and facilitation platform.
Over time, we have seen a familiar pattern across cultural ecosystems: many people want to benefit from platforms like ours—screen their films, access opportunities, gain visibility—but far fewer are able or willing to contribute time, effort, or support to keep the ecosystem alive.
This charter exists to address that imbalance at a structural level, not through individual negotiation or confrontation, but through shared principles.

What We Are Trying to Do

IDP is building shared cultural infrastructure. That infrastructure includes:
1. Screening spaces and logistics
2. Programming and curation labour
3. Audience-building efforts
4. Research, archives, and resources
5. Communication, outreach, and visibility

None of this sustains itself.
This charter formalises a simple idea. If a community benefits from an ecosystem, it must also participate in sustaining it. Participation can take many forms—showing up, spreading the word, volunteering time, or offering financial support—but it cannot be optional for those seeking deeper access.

What We Believe

1. Documentary culture should remain public-facing and accessible.
2. Access to information and public screenings should not be gated.
3. Deeper participation, priority access, and eligibility must be earned through contribution.
4. No one should extract value from the ecosystem without contributing to it in some form.
This is not about exclusivity. It is about reciprocity.

Introducing: Doc Credits

Doc Credits are a community currency used within India Doc Project.
They represent contributions made toward sustaining documentary culture through IDP—whether through presence, amplification, labour, or financial support.
Doc Credits:
1. Do not guarantee outcomes
2. Do not buy influence
3. Do unlock eligibility and priority
Think of them as a way to share responsibility, not as a transactional shortcut.

How We See This Shaping Up

Public events, screenings, and some information will continue to remain open.
However, as IDP grows, certain opportunities - such as:

1. Priority registration for screenings
2. Private or limited-capacity screenings
3. Eligibility to apply for IDP-facilitated screenings, programs, or future grants

—will first be opened to individuals who have accumulated Doc Credits.
This ensures that those who benefit most from the ecosystem are also those helping sustain it.

*What This Is Not

To be clear, this system is not:
1. Pay-to-play
2. A membership club
3. A guarantee of selection or screening
4. A substitute for curatorial judgement
Doc Credits open doors. They do not decide what walks through them.

Ways to Earn Doc Credits: The Pecking Order

The Perch Ally

Small actions that help stories travel.
Monthly Perch Ally Activity (opt-in) → 20 DC
Includes:
1. Sharing at least one screening / call
2. Tagging IDP when circulating
3. Other circulation actions:
Social media shoutout / tag / share (event-linked) → 20 DC
5. Sharing event info in relevant groups / communities → 20 DC
6. Bringing a new attendee to a screening → 25 DC

The Flock Ally

Because rooms matter.
Attend one screening → 100 DC

Initiating or enabling a screening in your city → 1000 DC


Securing venues, collaborators, or infrastructure support → Assessed per contribution
 

The Flight Ally

Time is culture’s most valuable currency.
Volunteering (one shift) → 1000 Doc

Research / outreach / coordination support → Assessed per scope

Donation helps us build systems.
This could include
1. Screening Hiring Requirements
2. Resource Building
3. Organisational Expenses
4. Website expenses
5. Event specific sponsorship
1INR = 1 DC

For earning Doc Credits, sign in with your email ID and head over to "My Doc Credits" section. If you have earned Doc Credits through any of the above mentioned categories, they will be updated and would reflect in your account within 7-14 days. If your Doc Credits haven't been updated, write to us at indiadocproject@gmail.com

Ways to Redeem Doc Credits

Doc Credits unlock eligibility and priority - not entitlement.

Selection and curation remain independent.

Applications remain free but only Doc Credits can unlock action.

The Perch Benefit
20 DC

1. Shout outs or information sharing
2. Publicity for films/crowdfunding campaigns/impact campaigns
3. Other circulation actions

The Flock Benefit
100 DC

1. Screening of films
2. Collaboration with venues
3. Curation support
4. Priority Screening Registration
 

The Flight Benefit
1000 DC

1. Priority Screening registration for private screenings in festivals
2. Screening of films in India Doc Fest or any other subsidiary festival (post selection)
3. Eligibility for all workshops
4. Eligibility for grants
5. Eligibility for any other IDP Program

TERMS & CONDITIONS

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  • Doc Credits are a non-monetary recognition system of the India Doc Project and hold no cash value.

  • Credits are awarded at the discretion of the India Doc Project after verification of participation.

  • Credit balances are cumulative but may not update in real time.

  • Participation pathways (Perch, Flock, Flight Allies) indicate modes of engagement, not subscription tiers.

  • Credits cannot be transferred, exchanged for cash or sold.

  • Redemption is subject to programme eligibility, thresholds and availability.

  • The India Doc Project reserves the right to adjust credit values, benefits or programme rules at any time.

  • Credits may be withheld or revoked in cases of misuse, misrepresentation or policy violations.

 

Questions? Contact: indiadocproject@gmail.com

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