⚡️ 25 production companies and decision makers enter The Showroom at AIDC 2026 ⚡️

Now in its third year, The Showroom is a unique AIDC initiative for established production companies with a slate of nonfiction projects in development. A total of 15 international buyers & decision makers will participate from @natgeo, @channel4 and @povdocs + more just announced.

The 10 Australian production companies selected for The Showroom are:
Ambience Entertainment
@artemismediaau
@closerproductions
@ga.ru.wa
@mediastockade
@metamorflix
Smith&Nasht
@strangerthanfictionfilms
@wildpacificmedia
@wildbeartv

🔗 Follow the link in bio for the full Showroom announcement

Photo by @melissa.butters_

#AIDC2026 #documentary #factualtv #theshowroom #australianfilm #pitching

LAST CHANCE! Applications for AIDC 2026’s Cut to the Chase curated pitch meetings program close 11.59 PM (AEDT) Friday 30 January!

Secure meetings with AIDC’s 80+ decision makers and access this year’s special partnered pitching opportunities, like:

• The DocPlay Indie Booster - a new $20,000 initiative for independent feature documentary makers to boost their theatrical screening campaigns. @docplaynow
• The Post Lounge Group Doc Pitch - for documentary features, one-offs or series across any genre, with a share in up to $35,000 of equity investment through development, production, and post-production support. @thepostlounge
• The Shark Island Foundation Feature Docs Pitch - for feature-length documentaries to share in up to $100,000 in development grants, as well as four placements to participate in a new Shark Island Kangaroo Valley Development Lab. @sharkislandinstitute

Submitting a project is easy and free for anyone with an AIDC 2026 Business Pass or All Access Pass, with all documentary and factual formats considered across film, broadcast, digital media and audio.

Apply now on link in bio 🔗

#documentary #factual #documentarymarket #pitchmeetings

We are thrilled to finally reveal the full program for #AIDC2026, featuring a sensational lineup of over 50 sessions with more than 100 speakers and 90 decision makers.

There are sessions with twin #Oscars2026 nominated filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir, director of Netflix’s ‘The Perfect Neighbor’; Adam Bhala Lough, director the wildly irreverent ‘Deepfaking Sam Altman’ and co-director of HBO’s ‘Telemarketers’; and Rita Baghdadi, cinematographer and Emmy-nominated director of ‘Photographer - Muhammed Muheisen: Finding the Light’ and Sundance hit ‘Sirens’; Samoan / New Zealand filmmaker Ursula Grace Williams, director of ‘Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds’ - plus factual social media stars @esme.louisee and @naomikohbelic, industry leaders Tom McDonald of National Geographic, Aloke Devichand of Louis Theroux’s Mindhouse and many, many more.

Inspired by the theme ‘Hold True’, the program celebrates the resilience of the documentary and factual community, and is packed with sessions designed to challenge thinking, spark dialogue, and inspire action.

Come and celebrate the resilience of the documentary and factual community, including those who continue to speak truth to power, champion change, spark curiosity, and reveal the wonders, challenges, and potentialities of the world around us.

AIDC 2026 takes place at ACMI in Melbourne / Naarm, 2–5 March 2026, with an online international marketplace 11–12 March 2026.

Check out the full program via the link in bio.

Thanks to @wearevicscreen @acmionline @screenaustralia @abcaustralia @sbs_australia and all AIDC 2026 partners.

#HoldTrue #Documentary #Conference #Screen #Factual #ThePerfectNeighbor @theperfectneighborfilm #academyawards #bestdocumentary #filmmaker #filmmaking #nonfiction

We’re excited to reveal the 17 jurors for the 6th annual AIDC Awards, featuring renowned local and global artists, directors, producers and executives from across the documentary and factual storytelling industry.

Appointed for their extensive knowledge and industry experience, the jurors select outstanding Australian documentary and factual works from the last year across six categories. Winners are announced during AIDC 2026 on Thursday 5 March at @acmionline.

Read more about the jurors, categories and prizes presented by AIDC partners Film Finances and @aftrs on link in bio.

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
• Raul Niño Zambrano - Creative Director, @sheffdocfest (UK)
• Kyas Hepworth - Screen & Media Specialist (AUS)
• Paul Struthers - International Documentary Programmer, @sydfilmfest (AUS)

BEST DOCUMENTARY / FACTUAL SINGLE
• Electra Manikakis - Executive Producer, Wild Pacific Media (AUS)
• Katrina Lucas - Creative Producer (AUS)
• Michael Hilliard - Executive Producer, @boardwalkpictures (USA/AUS)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
• Keoni Kailimai - Director of Programs, @picpacific (USA/HAWAII)
• Lexi Landsman - Development Executive, @bbcstudios Productions (AUS)
• @marcfennell - Journalist / Host, ABC / SBS (AUS)

BEST SHORT-FORM DOCUMENTARY
• Erika Dilday - Executive Director, @amdocdocumentary & Executive Producer, @povdocs (USA)
• Spiro Economopoulos - Film Curator, @acmionline (AUS)
• @marlikka_perdrisat - Filmmaker (AUS)

BEST AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
• Daniel James - Co-Host / Executive Producer @7ampodcast, Solstice Media (AUS)
• Zoe Ferguson - Journalist / Producer, @abcaustralia Radio National (AUS)
• @patabboud - Journalist / Documentary Maker, Only Human Productions & Dreamchaser Studios (AUS)

BEST INTERACTIVE / IMMERSIVE DOCUMENTARY
• Brooke Collard - Producer, @goguljaryok (AUS)
• Jana Blair - General Manager & Partnerships, @regenstudios (AUS)

#documentary #documentaryawards