PSBT Doc_Commune is a mentoring and commissioning initiative by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust (PSBT) for emerging non-fiction filmmakers in India who are under 35 years old. Established in 2000, it provides mentorship, peer learning, and a collaborative community for selected cohorts to develop their documentary projects. The initiative commissions a number of independent short documentary films each year, which have gone on to receive selections and awards at various international and national film festivals, such as the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, and the Mumbai International Film Festival.