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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RMIT Partners With Midsumma Festival
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RMIT is proud to partner with Australia’s leading LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural festival as it marks 30 years of the Midsumma Pride March – one of many events celebrating pride and unity. “RMIT is proud to stand with our rainbow community as Midsumma’s new Major Partner. Our university community is proudly diverse, built on inclusion,…
Sam Wallman ‘View from the Docks’ opens December 4
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Melbourne-based Sam Wallman is both a wharf worker at a container terminal in Melbourne and award-winning writer, cartoonist and illustrator. View from the Docks showcases his latest work in an exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum opening on December 4. It depicts how life on the docks has changed – and stayed the same…
AIDC 2026: Hold The Line Announced
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The Southern Hemisphere’s premier documentary and factual industry gathering – the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) – has announced the first confirmed guests and theme for the 2026 conference. AIDC 2026: HOLD TRUE. Thanks to the support of Principal Partner VicScreen, Presenting Partners ACMI and Screen Australia, and Major Partners ABC and SBS, AIDC 2026…
Airbnb contributed estimated $20.3 billion to Australian Economy
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New research by Oxford Economics and commissioned by Airbnb shows that spending associated with Airbnb contributed an estimated $20.3 billion to Australia’s economy in 2024,
Early Bird Applications Open For 37°South Market
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37°South Market, a screen content development and financing event, is now welcoming applications from producers at reduced Early Bird pricing. Now in its 18th year, the four-day event will be held 7-10 August 2025 during the opening days of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) – one of the oldest and largest film festivals in…
Safe Steps Releases Short Documentary
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With more than 40 per cent of our country’s young people under the age of 16 being exposed to family and domestic violence. Safe Steps released today Unanswered Calls – a short documentary that highlights the plight of this group of vulnerable Australians.In Unanswered Calls, two young people bravely share their lived experience of family…
La Trobe University Wine Smoke Detectors
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A smoke sensor developed by La Trobe University researchers that has the potential to save hundreds of millions of dollars in lost wine production is in the process of being rolled out across the wine industry, with monitors now being used to track the impact of bushfires that have ravaged the Grampians. Wine Industry Smoke…
Carrots for Reindeer
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Coles is bringing extra festive joy to households this Christmas by giving away free carrots to families to ensure Santa’s reindeer are fuelled up and ready to deliver gifts
What’s Stopping Young Women from Riding bikes
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In a world-first study, Monash University researchers have found that 92% of young Victorian women, aged 18-29, are interested in riding a bike