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28 October 2024
AIDC Announces 2025 Theme and First Look at Program Line-Up and Marketplace
Read More10 October 2024
ACMI & AIDC present the Australian premiere screening of real-life political thriller, War Game
Read More30 May 2024
Applications Now Open for 2024 Indigenous Documentary Placement, Presented by ABC & AIDC
Read More11 April 2024
Six Projects to Share in $150,000 Shark Island Foundation Feature Docs Pitch Funding
Read More15 February 2024
2024 AIDC Awards Nominees & $5,000 AIDC Southern Light Award Winner Announced
Read More8 February 2024
SHOWROOM PRODUCTION COMPANIES ANNOUNCED AND ADDITIONAL DECISION MAKERS ADDED
Read More17 January 2024
AIDC Reveals 15 Projects Selected for 2024 FACTory International Pitching Showcase
Read More19 December 2023
AIDC 2024 to unlock over $260,000 in Funding, Prizes & Support for Documentary Projects & Practitioners
Read More6 December 2023
AIDC Announces New Partnership With Bus Stop Films to Support Access and Inclusion for Leading Lights Program
Read More29 August 2023
ACMI and AIDC present 'Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV' screenings and director Q&A
Read More3 August 2023
Regionality Cairns 2023 Spotlights Documentary & Factual Talent In Far North Queensland
Read More28 June 2023
Amanda Arya, Director of Documentary for Participant, Joins REGIONALITY CAIRNS
Read More21 March 2023
Successful Projects from AIDC 2023 Post Lounge & Shark Island Foundation Pitches Revealed
Read More7 February 2023
LAURRIE BRANNIGAN-ONATO APPOINTED FIRST NATIONS PRODUCER & AIDC 2023 INDIGENOUS CREATORS PROGRAM SESSIONS ANNOUNCED
Read More21 December 2022
AIDC 2023 Unlocks Over $350,000 in Development Funding, Prizes & Professional Development Support
Read More8 September 2022
REGIONALITY CAIRNS SHINES A LIGHT ON DOCUMENTARY & FACTUAL IN FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND
Read More17 August 2022
DOC SOCIETY & AIDC REVEAL SEVEN PROJECTS SELECTED FOR ART & IMPACT FELLOWSHIP AUSTRALIA
Read More1 February 2022
PENNY SMALLACOMBE APPOINTED FIRST NATIONS PRODUCER & AIDC 2022 INDIGENOUS CREATORS PROGRAM SESSIONS ANNOUNCED
Read More20 December 2021
AFTRS, Doc Society, AIDC and Screen NSW Announce the 2021 New Perspectives Pitch Lab Winners
Read More11 October 2021
DOC SOCIETY & AIDC REVEAL SIX PROJECTS SELECTED FOR ART & IMPACT FELLOWSHIP AUSTRALIA
Read More27 May 2021
ABC, AIDC & NORTHERN PICS ANNOUNCE INAUGURAL INDIGENOUS DOCUMENTARY PLACEMENT RECIPIENT
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SHORTLISTED TEAMS ANNOUNCED FOR STATE OF PLAY, AUSTRALIA UNCOVERED & REEL SMART ACADEMIC ROUNDTABLES
17 February 2021
SHORTLISTED TEAMS ANNOUNCED FOR STATE OF PLAY, AUSTRALIA UNCOVERED & REEL SMART ACADEMIC ROUNDTABLES
Read More15 February 2021
AIDC ANNOUNCES INDIGENOUS FOCUS WITH ABC & NORTHERN PICTURES DOCUMENTARY PLACEMENT
Read More25 November 2020
AIDC ANNOUNCES PODCAST FOCUS WITH EAR HUSTLE, NEW MARKET & AUDIO DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Read More4 November 2020
AIDC & FILM VICTORIA LAUNCH NEW $25,000 DOCUMENTARY GAME PITCHING INITIATIVE
Read More5 February 2020
PITCH A PROJECT AT AIDC FOR A CHANCE TO SECURE $2,500 IN TRAVEL FUNDING TO CANADA’S HOT DOCS 2020
Read More4 February 2020
AIDC & ACMI CO-PRESENT AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF OSCAR-NOMINATED 'THE CAVE' IN PUBLIC SCREENINGS & TALKS PROGRAM
Read More29 January 2020
AIDC ANNOUNCES FULL 2020 PROGRAM
CELEBRATING COLLABORATION, CO-OPERATION & CO-PRODUCTION
Read More20 November 2019
AIDC 2020 MARKETPLACE ALERT: NEW SALES & DISTRIBUTION DECISION MAKERS ANNOUNCED
Read More5 November 2019
AIDC REVEALS FIRST HEADLINE SPEAKERS, MARKETPLACE OPPORTUNITIES AND THEME FOR 2020 CONFERENCE
Read More18 September 2019
Screen Australia and Al Jazeera announce Witness pitching comp for AIDC
$100,000 commissions available for up to three 25-minute documentaries by early career filmmakers
Read More4 September 2019
INTRODUCING THE NEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AIDC 2020
Welcome to the 12 new national and international members of AIDC's brain trust
Read More27 August 2019
Call for 2020 Stanley Hawes Award Nominations
AIDC is now seeking nominees for the 2020 Stanley Hawes Award for Outstanding Contribution to Documentary
Read More30 July 2019
THE WORKS OF JOHN MOORE: A TRIBUTE
In memory of John Moore, a selection of his films to stream at home.
Read More23 July 2019
DOCUMENTARIES AT MIFF 2019: AIDC TOP 10 PICKS
The most-anticipated documentary screenings at MIFF 2019, as selected by the AIDC team.
16 July 2019
Expressions of Interest for AIDC 2020 Now Open
Tell us your ideas and nominations for sessions, speakers and session producers
Read More2 July 2019
NEW DATES & NEW VENUE FOR AIDC 2020
AIDC to take place at one of Melbourne's most iconic buildings
Read More28 May 2019
AIDC & AUDIBLE.COM.AU REVEAL PROJECTS SELECTED IN INAUGURAL SOUND IT OUT AUDIO DOCUMENTARY PITCH
Three projects to each receive $3500 in development funding.
Read More22 May 2019
AIDC 2019 PHOTO GALLERY
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Read More8 May 2019
JOIN AIDC'S PRESTIGIOUS LEADING LIGHTS DONORS
Help us usher in the next generation of documentary and factual content creators
Read More17 April 2019
AIDC ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD CO-CHAIR AND TREASURER
SUSIE JONES AND CAROLYN JOHNSON TAKE ON NEW ROLES
16 April 2019
NON-FICTION INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTION SURVEY
FINDING NEW WAYS FOR AUSTRALIAN STORIES TO REACH THE WORLD
27 March 2019
Pitch Australiana 2019 Winner Announced
VICE & Screen Australia Reveal Recipient of $50,000 in Production Funds for Short Documentary
Read More20 March 2019
AIDC & ACMI PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF 'THE BURNSIDE CONVERSATIONS'
Followed by a Q&A with Julian Burnside AO QC
12 March 2019
And That's A Wrap! Farewell From AIDC 2019
Concluding The Most Successful AIDC Ever Held In Melbourne
Read More28 February 2019
James Bradley Announced As Winner Of 2019 Stanley Hawes Award
Veteran editor and filmmaker becomes 20th recipient of the honour
Read More26 February 2019
Meet the 2019 Leading Lights Recipients
We welcome 41 emerging and diverse documentary practitioners to AIDC for the first time
Read More26 February 2019
Nominees for AIDC Board Vacancy Revealed
If you're attending AIDC 2019, be sure to vote in the AGM for our new board member
21 February 2019
Meet Your Maker XR Marketplace Projects Announced
Nine Cutting-Edge Projects Revealed For Australia’s Only Interactive Non-Fiction Pitch
20 February 2019
Untold Australia Pitch Projects Announced
Seven Projects Confirmed to Take Part in $60,000 SBS Pitching Forum
19 February 2019
DEBUTING THE AIDC CRÈCHE
Make the most of AIDC with on-site childcare now available
Read More12 February 2019
REEL SMART & RAW DATA, REAL STORIES PITCHES CONFIRMED
Discover the projects selected for our academic research and data journalism pitches
Read More5 February 2019
AIDC ANNOUNCES FULL 2019 PROGRAM
'Big Picture' view reveals opportunities & optimism
Read More31 January 2019
SURVIVING R. KELLY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER LEADS PREVIEW OF AIDC 2019 SESSIONS & SPEAKERS
A sneak peek at what's in store for the AIDC 2019 session program.
Read More29 January 2019
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE FACTORY
We reveal the 10 feature documentaries and factual series set to take part in AIDC's International Pitching Forum
Read More24 January 2019
AIDC 2019 UNLOCKS OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS IN DEVELOPMENT & COMMISSIONING FUNDS
High-profile partnerships stimulate $270,000 to support practitioners and generate new non-fiction content.
Read More21 January 2019
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR PITCH AUSTRALIANA
VICE, Screen Australia & AIDC select four projects for the $50,000 pitch
Read More17 January 2019
New Speakers & Decision Makers Confirmed
One of the world's best natural history cinematographers leads the latest announcement
Read More17 January 2019
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR LEADING LIGHTS FUND
Now seeking emerging and diverse filmmakers who haven't attended AIDC before
Read More15 January 2019
SHIRKERS DIRECTOR SANDI TAN TO ATTEND AIDC 2019
Novelist, film critic, and filmmaker behind acclaimed Netflix documentary to speak at AIDC
Read More8 January 2019
New $10,000 Audio Documentary Pitch
AIDC & Audible.com.au team up to launch 'Sound It Out'
Read More12 December 2018
BBC & Submarine to Surface in AIDC Marketplace
AIDC 2019 welcomes new decision makers from the BBC’s natural history & specialist factual unit and NY-based sales & distribution company Submarine.
5 December 2018
New $40,000 Data Storytelling Pitch
AIDC & Google News Initiative team up to launch 'Raw Data, Real Stories'
Read More3 December 2018
New Decision Makers Announced
Introducing the second round of commissioners, distributors and programmers bound for the AIDC marketplace
Read More26 November 2018
ANNOUNCING THE AIDC MASTERS SERIES
A wide-ranging masterclass program for every factual filmmaker
21 November 2018
ENTER THE MEET YOUR MAKER: XR MARKETPLACE
AIDC opens applications for VR/AR/MR creators working on non-fiction projects
Read More7 November 2018
SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE
It's time to announce our first speaker, marketplace guests and sessions for AIDC 2019.
Read More1 November 2018
AIDC & Doc Edge Announce New Partnership
AIDC and New Zealand’s Doc Edge documentary festival and industry conference announce new cultural partnership
Read More1 November 2018
Meet the FACTory Submission Assessment Panel
AIDC introduces this year's FACTory projects assessment panel
Read More1 November 2018
FACTory pitch trailer consultations with Stephen Ellis
Award-winning producer and editor Stephen Ellis joins AIDC's 2019 marketplace as pitch trailer consultant
Read More30 October 2018
Create NSW, BBC Studios & AIDC announce BBC UK Producer Placement Initiative
Create NSW, BBC Studios Australia and AIDC have teamed up to launch a search for a talented mid-career documentary producer/director, who will be offered a unique opportunity to work alongside some of the best documentary makers in the world.
Read More25 October 2018
Applications Open for ACCESS Mentorship
In partnership with Beach House Pictures, AIDC has now opened applications for its newly configured ACCESS Mentorship and Professional Development Program.
Read More17 October 2018
2019 Early Bird Passes Now On Sale
We’ve just released a very limited quantity of Early Bird ALL ACCESS PASSES and Early Bird GOLD PASSES for AIDC 2019.
Read More9 October 2018
VICE + Screen Australia + AIDC = Pitch Australiana
VICE, Screen Australia & AIDC proudly present the second PITCH AUSTRALIANA pitching competition, offering local producers the chance to win a $50,000 commission for a short form documentary to be released on VICE.com & SBS Viceland.
Read More9 October 2018
Ingrid Kopp Joins AIDC Advisory Committee
AIDC is thrilled to announce that Ingrid Kopp – AIDC 2018 VR Plus Keynote Speaker and Director of the Cape Town-based Electric South VR/AR storytelling lab – has joined the AIDC Advisory Committee.
Read More27 September 2018
Call for Nominations for 2019 Stanley Hawes Award
On Wednesday 17 October 2018 the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) will open early bird registrations for its next annual event, taking place 3-6 March 2019 at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne.
Read More20 September 2018
Introducing the 2019 Advisory Committee
AIDC is pleased to announce the eight members of the newly-revised Advisory Committee, appointed as preparation continues for AIDC 2019, happening 3-6 March 2019 at Melbourne’s ACMI.
Read More29 August 2018
ACMI Spring Season
To celebrate the warmer vibes just around the corner, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) has announced what's in store for their 2018 Spring film program.
Read More7 August 2018
SBS & AIDC Join Forces for Untold Australia S5 Pitch
SBS is inviting pitches of one-hour observational documentaries for the fifth season of the acclaimed Untold Australia, a series that unearths some of the most fascinating and unreported stories from Australia’s diverse communities.
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