Julie Hanna (Australia) Commissioning Editor
ABC

ABC Factual consistently commissions, innovative, high-quality, award-winning content dedicated to telling diverse Australian voices, places and stories.

Kalita Corrigan (Australia) Commissioning Editor, Factual
ABC

Kalita is a commissioning editor for ABC screen - documentary and factual - and is passionate about history, true crime, culture and the arts.

Jo Chichester (Australia) Commissioning Editor, Factual
ABC

Jo Chichester has worked on a range of internal programs in Arts & Entertainment and commissioned dozens of documentaries.

Bernadine Lim (Australia) Senior Commissioning Editor, Factual
SBS

Bernadine has over 20 years’ experience developing, directing and producing across various documentary formats in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. 

Josie Mason Campbell (Australia) Head of Programming
Eureka, A Fremantle Company

Josie is currently the Head of Programming at Eureka-a Fremantle Company and is tasked with growing their factual and documentary slate.

Mitzi Goldman (Australia) Founder and CEO
Documentary Australia

Mitzi is a Co-Founder and CEO of Documentary Australia, a not-for-profit organisation enabling social impact documentaries to be funded and screened to inspire social change.

Dean Gibson (Australia) Director
Bacon Factory Films

Dean Gibson is an Aboriginal filmmaker with over 20 years’ experience in creating, writing, directing, editing and producing content.

Lynette Wallworth (Australia) Artist / Filmmaker
Independent

Lynette Wallworth has won two Emmy awards for her innovative VR and XR works.

Jacob Hickey (Australia) Head of Factual
Blackfella Films

Jacob is an award-winning writer and producer, and is the Head of Factual at Blackfella Films.

Katrina Sedgwick (Australia) Director & CEO
ACMI

Kim Munro (Australia) Academic & Documentary Maker
University of South Australia

Kylie Boltin (Australia) Producer
Independent

Yaara Bou Melhem (Australia) Journalist and Filmmaker
Independant

Karina Holden (Australia) Head of Factual
Northern Pictures

Kyas Hepworth (Australia) Head of Commissioning & Programming
NITV

Kyas drives the creative direction of NITV’s distinctive offering across commissioned and acquired content, and oversees NITV’s programming and scheduling to bring it to audiences.

Stephen Oliver (AUS) Manager of Documentary
ABC

ABC Factual & Culture consistently produces high quality, award winning, Factual and Arts programs that feature Australian voices, places and stories.

Alex Kelly (Australia) Impact Producer & Co-Founder
The Unquiet Collective

Alex Kelly (she/her) is a filmmaker and impact producer based on Dja Dja Wurrung Country

Victoria Noble (UK) VP Original Content, Factual
Discovery

Victoria Noble oversees the commissioning strategy and content production for Discovery+ as well as Discovery-owned linear channels Quest, DMAX and Discovery Channel.

Kate Pappas (Australia) Executive Producer
WildBear Entertainment

Kate Pappas is an executive producer at WildBear Entertainment, co-chair of AIDC and treasurer on the Management Committee for Sustainable Screens Australia.

Fiona Gilroy (Australia) Content Sales & Acquisitions Director
Flame Distribution

Flame Distribution, a specialist factual and documentary distributor with offices in Sydney, Philippines, New York and London.

Anna Kaplan (Australia) Co-Founder and Head of Production & Impact
Regen Studios

Anna Kaplan is head of production and impact at Regen Studios

Damon Gameau (AUS) Co-Founder & Creative Director
Regen Studios

Dom Bartolo (Australia) Designer, Director & Co-Founder
21-19

Dom is an international designer, director and co-founder of 21-19, a design and communications agency, based in Melbourne, Australia.

Stuart Talman (Australia) Director of Sales
XE Money Transfer

Stuart Talman has over 15 years financial markets experience across trading, broking, sales and leadership roles.

Sarah Thornton (Australia) Head of Popular Factual, Network 10
Paramount ANZ

Paramount ANZ is a leading media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide.

Anne Chesher (AUStralia) Education Specialist – Television and Creative Media
Screen Australia

Debbie Cuell (Australia) Head of Genre and Executive Producer
Endemol Shine

Natasha Negrea (Canada) Television Executive & Consultant
Independent

Adrian Swift (Australia) Head of Content, Production & Development
Nine Network

Adrian is the Nine Network’s Head of Content Production & Development working across traditional broadcast and digital.

Richard Huddleston (Australia) Head of Documentary
Screen Australia

Richard has over 25 years of experience in the television industry, with creative and strategic leadership positions across a wide range of genres.

Gordon Quinn (US) Artistic Director & Co-Founder
Kartemquin Films

Amy Berg (USA) Director
Disarming Films

John Smithson (UK) Creative Director
Arrow Pictures

Robin McNicholas (UK) Creative Director
Marshmallow Laser Feast

Sharon Roobol (MAL) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF 101 EAST
AL JAZEERA MEDIA NETWORK

Sharon Roobol is the Executive Producer of 101 East.

Ninder Billing (UK) Head of Specialist Factual
The Garden Productions

Lam Thuy Vo (USA) Senior Reporter
Buzzfeed

Alex Hryniewicz (UK) Head of Owned Channels
Little Dot Studios

S. Leo Chiang (TWN/USA) Director & Producer
Walking Iris Media

Jason Ryle (CAN) Artistic + Managing Director
imagineNATIVE

Sam Linton (CAN) Head of Original Content, Canadian Media
Blue Ant Media

Fiona Williams (AUS) Managing Editor of SBS Movies, Guide and Home page
SBS

Katherine McMillan (AUS) Sales Manager, Formats
ABC

Peter Greste (AUS ) Journalist & Professor
The University of Queensland

Stephen Page (AUS ) Artistic Director & Choreographer
Bangarra Dance Theatre

Elissa McKeand (AUS ) Network Executive Producer
Foxtel

Sarah Ferguson (AUS) Journalist & Documentary Practitioner
ABC

Cian O'Clery (Australia) Series Producer / Director
Northern Pictures

Aaron Fa'Aoso (AUS) Director, Producer & Writer
Lonestar Productions

Scott Pape (AUS) Founder
Barefoot Investor

Gaven Morris (AUS ) Director News, Analysis & Investigations
ABC

Beck Cole (AUS ) Writer & Director
Independent

Jan Fran (AUS ) Journalist / TV Presenter
The FRANT

Janine Hosking (AUS) Director & Producer
Independent

Kylie Munnich (AUS) CEO
Screen Queensland

Jennifer Peedom (Australia) Co-founder / Filmmaker
Stranger Than Fiction Films

Jen Peedom is a BAFTA nominated director, known for her gripping, intimate portraits of people in extreme circumstances.

Bridget Ikin (AUS ) Producer
Felix Media

Toni Malone (AUS ) Director of Production
CJZ Worldwide

Nicole Precel (AUS) Journalist / Documentary Practitioner
The Age

Colleen Champ (AUS) Co-Production Manager
Screen Australia

Paul Walton (AUS) Co-founder
720creative

Anne Pick (CAN) Documentary Practitioner
Real to Reel Productions

Rena Ou Yang (Aus) Co-Founder
Empowered Together

Dan Koerner (AUS) Director
Sandpit

Greg Barns (AUS ) Barrister & Writer
Independent

Joseph Nizeti (AUS) Story Consultant & Development Producer
Stranger Than Fiction Films

Emma Bortignon (Australia) Sound Designer
Independent

Based in Melbourne, Australia, Emma Bortignon is a respected freelance sound designer and supervising sound editor known for her accomplished work.

Olivia Humphrey (AUS) Founder
Kanopy

Jason Kimberley (AUS ) Founder & CEO
Cool Australia

Beverley Wang (AUS) Journalist & Co-host
ABC Radio National

Jaye Kranz (AUS) Audio Producer & Writer
Independent

Alasdair Dolan (AUS) Business Development Manager
Flame Distribution

Navid Bahadori (AUS) Executive Producer / Producer
Broken Yellow Productions

Wendy Moore (AUS ) General Manager
Foxtel, Lifestyle

Kim Dalton (AUS) Chair, Board of Directors
Screenrights

Daryl Talbot (AUS) CEO
WTFN

Wade Ranford (AUS) Head of Corporate Sales
XE Money Transfer

Scott Price (AUS) Ensemble Member
Back to Back Theatre

Katrina Marson (AUS) Lawyer
ACT Director of Public Prosecutions

Jo Anne Calabria (AUS) Flame Stock Manager
Flame Distribution

Bruce Gladwin (AUS ) Artistic Director & Co-CEO
Back to Back Theatre

Nel Minchin (AUS ) Producer
In Films

Prash Naik (AUS ) Founder
Prash Naik Consulting

Miyuki Jokiranta (AUS) Producer / Presenter
ABC Radio National

Katy Morrison (AUS) Co-founder
VRTOV

Steve Bibb (AUS) Producer & Consultant
Independent

Kristy Matheson (AUS) Director of Film
ACMI

Sally Fryer (Australia) Senior Editor
Shark Island Institute

Simon Nasht (AUS ) Co-founder
Smith&Nasht

Drew Ambrose (MAL) Senior Producer
Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera is a global current affairs channel.

Rebecca Barry (Australia) Co-founder/Director/Producer
Media Stockade

Rebecca Barry is a storyteller, filmmaker and adventurer at heart.

Natasha Gadd (AUS) Partnerships & Industry Development Manager
AIDC

Jeanie Davison (AUS) Development / Investment Manager, Documentary
Screen Australia

Eddie Martin (AUS) Director
Independent

Eddie Martin is the director of acclaimed documentaries Have You Seen the Listers?, Lionel, and the award-winning All This Mayhem.

Maya Newell (Australia) Documentary Filmmaker/ Impact Producer
The Unquiet Collective

Maya is a documentary film director and impact producer from the Unquiet Collective based on Gadigal Wangal Country.

Alyssa Orvis (AUS) Field Sales Executive
Getty Images

Alyssa is a Field Sales Executive at Getty Images focused on supporting the TV, film, broadcast and production industry.

Katy Roberts (AUS) Director of Operations & Content Strategy
Sweetshop & Green

Katy Roberts is a producer and production executive specialised in creative development and programming for global audiences.

Deanne Weir (AUS) Company Director
WeirAnderson.com