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AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY CONFERENCE

AIDC Staff

Joost den Hartog - Executive Director

Joost is responsible for all programs and activities organised by AIDC as well as the annual conference program.

joost@aidc.com.au

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Caroline Man - Marketplace and F4 Manager

Caroline is responsible for the AIDC Marketplace including Screening Room, MeetMarket, P2P, etc.  She also oversees the management of the First Factual Films Festival.

caroline@docexchange.org.au 

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Rob Richards - Operations Manager

Rob is responsible for the delivery of The Conference as a whole.   He also oversees the management of the AIDC Board of Directors and AIDC government and corporate funding relations.

rob@docexchange.org.au 

 

Nadia Parker - Website and Guest  Manager

Nadia is responsible for the developement, content and maintenance of the entire website, as well as electronic marketing, conference registrations and guests.

nadia@aidc.com.au

Lee-Anne Donnolley - Executive Producer Arts Projects Australia

Lee-Anne is Executive Producer at APA, the Event Manager for AIDC. She oversees AIDC’s strategic planning and the planning and delivery of the conference.

ldonnolley@artsprojects.com.au 

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Denise Rowe - Sponsorship Coordinator

denise@3pillars.com.au

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Amanda Werner - Publicist

amandapr@bigpond.net.au

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AIDC Board Members

Helen Leake - Co Chair

Producer
Duo Art Productions
Initiates projects, works with writers /directors through the development process to completion. Skilled in financing and co-productions.

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Dr Mitzi Goldman - Co-Chair 

Producer / Director
Looking Glass Pictures
Mitzi has written, produced, edited and directed documentaries for over 20 years. Her films have been screened and won awards around the world. 

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Britt Arthur - Board Member

Writer/Director
Freelance

Britt Arthur has worked on over 100 hours off factual programming for commercial and public broadcast. She also curates screen events, tutors doco, writes doco, blogs doco & tweets #doco!

Philippa Campey - Board Member

Producer 
Film Camp 
Philippa has produced a number of documentary films that have won awards including the Jury Special Mention at Cannes and AWGIE Award for Best Documentary.

Tanya Denning - Board Member

Tanya Denning has worked in the media industry for more than a decade.  Tanya is currently the Director of Content at National Indigenous Television NITV.

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Alan Erson - Board Member

Head of Documentaries
ABC-TV
Alan is responsible for developing and commissioning in ABC TV’s slate of independently-produced documentaries.
 

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Lori Flekser - Board Member

Producer 
eLF Productions 
Lori has worked in the film/television industry since 1981. Her experience and skills include the development, infrastructure and management, to delivery of projects. 

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Penelope McDonald - Board Member

Director 
Northern Territory Film Office
Penelope McDonald is Director of the Northern Territory Film Office (NTFO), based in Alice Springs, the screen development agency of the Northern Territory Government.

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Janine Pearce - Board Member

Solicitor
JP Media Law; Chesterfield Offst Finance Company Janine represents creators and producers of film and television projects and advises on all aspects of media law and financing.

Ray Pedretti - Board Member

Producer
Circling Shark Productions
Ray is an experienced producer of television series and documentaries. Key credits include "Can We Help"  (ABCTV), "Crush" and "Just Add Water" (Nine Network).

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Karena Slaninka - Board Member

Karena is an award winning writer/producer and has worked in film and television in Australia/UK for over fifteen years.  Karena has been Director of ScreenTasmania since 2007.

 

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