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First guests announced for Regionality Sunshine Coast 2026! 🎬
AIDC and @screenqueensland, with support from @sunshinecoastcouncil and in association with @screencollective, are excited to introduce the first round of industry decision makers heading to Maroochy RSL on Friday 7 August.
This year`s first round includes:
🎙️ Stephen Oliver — Commissioning Editor, ABC
🎙️ Bernadine Lim — Senior Commissioning Editor, SBS
🎙️ Sally Chesher — Investment & Development Manager (Doc), @screenaustralia
🎙️ Ian Lynch — Content Director, Screen Queensland
🎙️ Danielle Ah Boo — Head of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Unit, Screen Queensland
They`ll be taking part in industry sessions, Doc Chat 1:1 meetings and networking with regional and South East QLD documentary and factual practitioners.
The full line-up drops Wednesday 1 July - but Early Bird tickets are on sale now until 11:59pm AEST this Thursday 25 June. Don`t miss out! 🎟️
Link in bio to get your ticket and learn more.
#regionality #regionalitysunshinecoast #documentary #factual #queenslandfilm @sunshinecoastscreencollective
Congratulations to Theo McMahon — recipient of the 2026 Indigenous Documentary Placement, co-presented by AIDC and @abcaustralia! 🎉
Theo is a proud Bundjalung man, independent filmmaker and producer whose work includes `The Art of Incarceration` (Netflix 2022), `Faceless` and `No Prior Opportunity` (both MIFF 2025). His projects weave together First Nations storytelling, sound, and mixed media in powerful and distinctive ways.
Starting this June, Theo will spend four months embedded with the ABC in Sydney - working alongside the Documentary & Specialist and Indigenous teams to deepen his craft and build new industry pathways. Travel support will be provided by Victorian screen agency @wearevicscreen 🎬
"As an Indigenous filmmaker, I`m looking forward to deepening my understanding of how meaningful stories are developed and shared through a platform with such reach and responsibility." - Theo McMahon
(Theo’s work will also feature in this year’s Sovereign Shorts program, presented by MIFF, VicScreen and NITV, with his short film Slow Hours premiering 19 Aug at MIFF).
Congratulations, Theo! Link in bio to learn more.
(Photo by Celeste de Clario)
#documentary #indigenousdocumentary #firstnationsdocumentary #abcindigenous @abcindigenous
We`re heading back to the Sunshine Coast. ☀️
AIDC’s Regionality Sunshine Coast returns for 2026 — and Early Bird passes are on sale now.
Friday 7 August at Maroochy RSL, AIDC and Screen Queensland are bringing a full day of nonfiction craft, business and connection to Queensland`s filmmaking community — with high-profile local and international guests, one-on-one curated meetings, industry panels, and networking.
"The [2025] event sparked and opened an endless ripple of connections, industry knowledge and opportunities." — Julia Lörsch, Producer, Pigeon Nest
If you`re a documentary or factual filmmaker based outside the metro bubble, this one`s for you.
🎟 Early Bird tickets available now — link in bio.
First speakers announced soon. Full program drops 1 July.
Regionality Sunshine Coast is presented by AIDC and @screenqueensland with the support of @sunshinecoastcouncil, and in association with the Sunshine Coast @screencollective
#AIDC #RegionalitySunshineCoast #Documentary #FactualFilm #ScreenQueensland #SunshineCoast #AustralianFilm #Nonfiction #IndieFilm #Filmmaking
🎬 EXPLORE THE AIDC PLAYLIST ON DOCPLAY
We’ve teamed up with @docplaynow to curate a special playlist celebrating another incredible year of partnership — including the launch of the DocPlay Indie Booster through AIDC’s Cut to the Chase marketplace.
Featuring award winners, standout screenings, and projects pitched through AIDC, the playlist includes:
📽️ 2000 Meters to Andriivka
📽️ Spreadsheet Champions
📽️ Black Box Diaries
📽️ Porcelain War
📽️ Still We Rise
And many more!
New subscribers can stream FREE for 60 days 🙌
🔗 Link in bio!
#AIDC #DocPlay #Documentary #filmlovers #NowStreaming
Applications are open! 🎬 The 2026 Indigenous Documentary Placement, co-presented by AIDC and @abcaustralia, is back for its fifth year.
This is a unique opportunity for one mid-career Indigenous practitioner to undertake a paid four-month placement inside the ABC - gaining hands-on experience in documentary development and production, and building real pathways into the industry.
"The ABC x AIDC placement was a transformative experience for me as a documentary director and producer ... It has accelerated my development, expanded my network, and given me opportunities that would have been very difficult to access otherwise." - 2025 recipient Dylan Nicholls.
📍 Based in Sydney | 🗓️ Commencing June 2026 | 💰 Salary equivalent up to $96,715 p.a.
Applications close 11:59pm AEST, Sunday 26 April 2026. Link in bio for details and to apply.
#documentary #indigenous #careerdevelopment
Image: `End Game` (2025) Smashing Films, Barking Mad Productions and Allstory Pictures | Photographer: Darren McCagh
