Southern Light Award

The AIDC Southern Light Award celebrates luminaries of the Australian documentary and factual industry.

Expanding the eligibility scope of the pre-existing Stanley Hawes Award, presented from 1997 – 2023, the AIDC Southern Light Award is a $5,000 cash prize presented by AIDC to an Australian industry professional for their outstanding contribution to nonfiction screen, digital and/or audio media.

The recipient of the 2025 Southern Light Award will receive a $5,000 cash prize from AIDC and will be invited to speak at the AIDC Awards Presentation on Wednesday 5 March 2025.

The Southern Light Award complements six other category awards that are part of the 2025 AIDC Awards.

PAST WINNERS

2024 – Karina Holden
Head of Factual at Northern Pictures, and key creative and executive on breakout series such as Love on the Spectrum, Employable Me, and Go Back to Where You Came From.