Presented by Principal Partner VicScreen, Presenting Partners ACMI and Screen Australia, and Major Partners ABC and SBS, the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has announced the full program for its 2026 event – including over 50 sessions, screenings and events, more than 100 speakers and 80+ industry decision makers – taking place in-person at ACMI…
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Documentary Australia and Doc Society announce seven documentaries participating in inaugural Climate Story Lab Australia
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Documentary Australia and Doc Society have announced the seven documentaries selected to participate in the inaugural Climate Story Lab Australia, to be held from 26-28 August, 2025 at Artspace on Gadigal Land, Sydney. Over three days, the two organisations will bring together climate documentary makers with climate experts, First Nations leaders, impact strategists, political consultants,…
AIDC 2024 FULL PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
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The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) have announced the full program for its 2024 event – including over 40 sessions, more than 70 speakers and 100-plus industry decision makers – taking place in-person at ACMI in Melbourne / Naarm, from 3-6 March 2024 with an online-only international marketplace 7-8 March 2024. Inspired by the theme…
SheDoc 2024 Applications
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Documentary Australia in partnership with Screen Queensland have announced applications are now open for SheDoc, a grants program aimed at giving women and girls a stronger and more equal voice in documentary storytelling. “We want to hear more stories to be told by women about women, while at the same time strengthening and elevating the…
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2023
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Stephen King, Annie Lennox, Werner Herzog, Iggy Pop, Arthur Agee from Hoop Dreams and the Vincent Motorcycle all have one thing in common they are Iconic – the theme for Melbourne Documentary Film Festival’s 8th edition which draws from over 50 of the best local Australian documentaries in addition to canvassing a cavalcade of the…
AIDC Wraps up for 2022
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With a sense of resilience and a strong desire to reunite with colleagues and get back to business after two unusual years, AIDC 2022 welcomed 646 documentary and factual industry delegates to its first-ever hybrid in-person and online event from 6-9 March, and an online-only international marketplace 10-11 March 2022. “AIDC 2022’s first ever hybrid event heralded the reunion of the…
AIDC Announce Award Nominees and Stanley Hawes Award for 2022
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The Australian International Documentary Conference have announced the nominees for the annual AIDC Awards, and is also proud to announce screen journalist David Tiley as the winner of the $5,000 Stanley Hawes Award for 2022. The 2022 AIDC Awards Ceremony will be held in[1]person, at ACMI, Melbourne on Wednesday 9 March. Natasha Gadd, CEO/Creative Director,…
Documentaries Commissioned Through Curious Australia Initiative
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SBS, National Indigenous Television (NITV) and Screen Australia have announced a collection of seven standalone half-hour documentaries commissioned through the nationwide Curious Australia initiative. In partnership with state and territory agencies Film Victoria, Screen NSW, Screen Queensland, Screen Tasmania, Screen Territory, Screenwest and the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC), Curious Australia supports screen practitioners from…
AIDC Announces First Suite of In-Person and Online Programming for 2022
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The premier event for nonfiction screen content in the Southern Hemisphere – the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) – has announced the first suite of in-person and online programming for its 2022 conference, including guest speakers Ted Hope, former Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios and trailblazing independent film producer of over 70 films including…
AIDC Reveals First Look at 2022 Hybrid Program
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The premier event for nonfiction screen content in the Southern Hemisphere – the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) – has announced the first suite of in-person and online programming for its 2022 conference, including guest speakers Ted Hope, former Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios and trailblazing independent film producer of over 70 films including…