The Dubbo Filmmakers have launched the Documentary Deep Dive which sees members undertake a four stage program creating documentaries, with the winning storyteller showing their doco at a local short-film festival.

President of the not-for-profit organisation Kellie Jennar said members were surveyed and asked what they would be interested in receiving professional training for, with the majority asking for documentaries.

"People want to learn how to tell and share their own story," Ms Jennar said.

Each stage is designed as an intensive, hands-on training course to find out how to make a documentary, with the final outcome being a broadcast standard film, with a running time between five and 10 minutes.

Stage one has commenced with participants learning how to write a documentary proposal via online workshops with screen industry professional Kate Stone.

"Participants come with their ideas of the documentary they want to make and she is guiding them step by step how to make a six page document... of what the idea is, why the they want to tell it and how they're going to tell it," Ms Jennar explained.

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Stage four should be completed by the end of November with all documentary proposals judged by an independent panel and the successful storyteller receiving mentorship from Ms Stone to find out how to produce it. Ms Jennar said people are so passionate about sharing their own stories.

"I honestly believe screen, whether that be film, television or a documentary, is such a powerful medium to tell someone's story," she said.

"I really just want to grow the screen industry in Dubbo and help people share their own stories, especially in these difficult times during the pandemic and drought."

The grant money will be used to pay industry facilitators, insurance, software and printing.

The $9000 grant from Screen NSW is the largest funding the Dubbo Filmmakers have received to date, which Ms Jennar said has been built on the back of previous smaller grants and training delivered.

"Every year we see our members growing in confidence, skill and ability and we were able to demonstrate that to the funding body," she said.

The Dubbo Filmmakers president said the grant application was a team effort and thanked Erifili Davis and Nathan Shooter.

Ms Jennar also thanked Dubbo Regional Council for all of their ongoing support and for their letter of support in the application.

For anyone interested in becoming a member or if you would like to participate in the training please visit dubbofilmmakers.com