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.

Aman Mann (India) Producer
Independent

Aman Mann is a filmmaker and media researcher based in New Delhi.

Kylie Boltin (Australia) Producer
Independent

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.

Celia Tait (Australia) Managing Director
Artemis Media

Celia has worked as a writer, producer, director and Executive Producer and won national and international awards for her work.

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.

Graeme Mason (Australia) CEO
Screen 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.

Chris Kamen (Australia) Producer / Lawyer / Business Affairs
Media Stockade / CJZ / Independent

Chris Kamen is a producer and lawyer, and has a broad skillset spanning film and TV production, distribution, marketing, impact, business affairs and legals. 

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.

Kingston Anderson (Australia) CEO
Australian Directors Guild

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) is a registered industry association representing the interests of film, television and digital media directors, documentary makers and animators throughout Australia.

Laurrie Mansfield (Australia) First Nations Producer
AIDC

Laurrie Mansfield is a developer, facilitator and producer for the screen arts

Al Cossar (Australia) Artistic Director
MIFF

Al Cossar is the Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Film Festival, where he has previously held roles of Programmer, Acting Artistic Director, and Associate Artistic Director.

Natasha Negrea (Canada) Television Executive & Consultant
Independent

Caroline Pitcher (Australia) CEO
Film Victoria

Film Victoria is the State Government agency that provides strategic leadership and assistance to the film, television and digital media sectors of Victoria.

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.

Michael Tear (Australia) CEO
Wildbear Entertainment

Michael was Managing Director and co-founder of Bearcage before becoming CEO of WildBear.

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.

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.

Diane Weyermann (USA) President of Documentary Film & Television
Participant Media

As president of documentary film and television, Diane is responsible for the documentary feature film and television slate of Participant Media.

Tom Brisley (UK) Joint Creative Director & Co-Founder
Arrow Media

Tom Brisley thrives on pushing the boundaries of factual television.

John Brown (UK ) Cinematographer

John Brown is a multi award winning documentary cameraman, director, and stills photographer based in Oxfordshire, UK.

Sandi Tan (USA/SGP) Writer / Director / Producer

Sandi Tan is the writer, director, producer and co-editor of the award-winning Netflix documentary Shirkers.

Tamra Simmons (USA) Executive Producer
Surviving R. Kelly

Tamra Simmons is the executive producer on the ground-breaking Lifetime documentary series, Surviving R. Kelly.

Andrew McGrath (AUS) Owner / Sound Engineering
Soundwaves

Andrew McGrath is the owner Soundwaves, an award-winning sound post facility located in Port Melbourne.

Jacinta Parsons (AUS) ABC Radio Melbourne
Radio Broadcaster

Jacinta Parsons is a radio broadcaster and the co-host of the Breakfast show on ABC Radio Melbourne.

Sam Griffin (AUS) Head of Documentary and Specialist Factual
Essential Media Group

Producer Sam Griffin is the Head of Documentary and Specialist Factual at Essential Media Group where she has many projects in development, including feature documentary Lucy in the Sky.

Travis Beard (AUS) Director
Combat Comms

Alan Hicks (AUS/USA) Independent Filmmaker

Al Hicks is an Australian Independent Filmmaker well known for his films Quincy and Keep On Keepin' On.

Simon Nasht (AUS ) Co-founder
Smith&Nasht

Belinda Fithie (AUS) Post Production Supervisor
City Post

With literally hundreds and hundreds of hours of experience in Editing and Post Production, over 25+ years, one could say Belinda is a little obsessed with Editing and Post Production!

Catherine Scott (AUS) Documentary Practitioner

Catherine Scott has worked as a documentary filmmaker for 25 years.

Claire Forster (AUS) Series Producer
Artemis Media

Claire Forster, along with the team from Artemis Media in Perth created Every Family has a Secret.

Dale Cochrane ACS (AUS) Director
Raven Air

Dale Cochrane is an experienced documentary cinematographer, having filmed across every continent including a three week expedition to Antarctica.

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

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

Alan Erson (AUS) Managing Director
Wildbear Entertainment

A writer, director, producer and commissioner of true stories for over 25 years, Alan Erson leads creative teams making science, arts, history and natural history content for global audiences.

John Hughes (Australia) Independent Filmmaker

Independent filmmaker John Hughes’ documentary output is formally innovative and research driven.

Libbie Doherty (AUS) Head of Children's Content
ABC

Head of Children’s Content at the ABC, Libbie Doherty is an advocate for Children’s content and brings a wealth of experience from the animation and live action worlds.

Karla Burt (AUS) Head of Unscripted
Princess Pictures

With over two decades in the entertainment industry Karla is recognised as a producer who nurtures both creatives and talent to bring new formats and stories to the screen.

Majella Wiemers (AUS) Head of Entertainment
ITV Studios

ITV Australia’s Head of Entertainment Majella Wiemers has made almost every genre of television.

Michael Cordell (AUS) Creative Director
CJZ

Michael Cordell is one of Australia’s most established producers and directors; his projects straddle many genres and have won numerous awards.

Kyle Murdoch (NZL) Managing Director
NHNZ

Kyle Murdoch has 15 years of experience working around the globe in factual television as a producer, director and writer.

Brittney Montag (AUS/USA ) Program Coordinator
AIDC

Brittney has worked in festival operations for nearly eight years, now in her third year with AIDC.

Melanie Horkan (AUS) Conference Programmer
AIDC

Melanie Horkan is the Conference Programmer at the Australian International Documentary Conference.

Tom Zubrycki (AUS) Documentary Practitioner

Tom Zubrycki is an award-winning documentary practitioner.

Erin Noordeloos (AUS) Trauma & Resilience Manager
ABC

Erin is an expert in international risk management and strategy development.

Suzanne Derry (AUS) Director of National Partnerships and Programs, Senior Solicitor
Arts Law Centre of Australia

Suzanne Derry is the Senior Solicitor at the Arts Law Centre of Australia.

Annabel Crabb (AUS) Chief Political Writer
ABC

Annabel Crabb is the ABC’s Chief Political Writer and presenter of Back in Time for Dinner, The House and the highly acclaimed Kitchen Cabinet series on ABC TV.

Daniel Joyce (AUS) Producer
Projector FIlms

Daniel is a leading Australian producer of international feature documentaries.

John Harvey (Australia) Writer, Producer, Director
Brown Cabs

John is an acclaimed writer, director and producer across film and theatre and the creative director of Brown Cabs. 

Axel Arnö (SWE) Commissioning Editor
SVT

At SVT’s documentary department Axel deals with international current affairs, special series and creative documentaries.

Eve Ash (AUS) Producer, CEO
Seven Dimensions

Eve Ash is a psychologist and speaker who has produced hundreds of short films, documentaries and TV episodes.

Jess Bineth (AUS) Creative Director & Co-Founder
Audiocraft

Jess Bineth is a journalist, podcast producer, and founder of Audiocraft, an organisation for podcasters and radiomakers.

Ben Braun (USA) Director of Sales and Distribution
Submarine

Submarine is a hybrid sales, production and distribution company.

Natasha Gadd (AUS) Partnerships & Industry Development Manager
AIDC

Rudy Buttignol (CAN) President & CEO
British Columbia's Knowledge Network

Rudy Buttignol is the President and CEO of British Columbia’s Knowledge Network Corporation.

Jo Dillon (AUS ) Head of Development & Production
Screen Queensland

Jo Dillon has worked in the development and production of high-quality scripted and unscripted international screen stories for over fourteen years.

Matthew Deaner (Australia) CEO
Screen Producers Australia

Matthew Deaner is the Chief Executive Officer of Screen Producers Australia.

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

David Doepel (AUS) Co-Found & CEO
Demand Film

David Doepel is co-founder and CEO of Demand Film, a global theatrical distribution company.

Denise Eriksen (Australia) Co-Founder
Media Mentors

Denise Eriksen is co-founder of Media Mentors.

Jess Fuselier (USA) Manager, Education & Research, Creative Distribution Initiative
Sundance Institute

Jess Fuselier is a community outreach, marketing and data specialist at the Sundance Institute, living in Los Angeles, California.

Torsten Hoffmann (AUS / GER) Founder & CEO
3D/4k Content Hub

Torsten Hoffmann is the founder and CEO of Melbourne-based 3D/4k Content Hub.

Lisa Jackson (CAN) Independent Filmmaker / Creator

Lisa Jackson is an immersive muti-media content creator exploring issues of First People identify and language through her work.

Dr Cathy Kezelman (AUS) President
Blue Knot Foundation

Dr. Cathy Kezelman AM is a medical practitioner and expert in the treatment of trauma

Tosca Looby (AUS) Series Producer / Director
Northern Pictures

Tosca Looby has had a long and glamorous career as creator of natural history and factual television for over two decades.

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.

Jo-anne McGowan (AUS) Co-founder / Producer
Stranger Than Fiction Films

Jo-anne McGowan is an Emmy® nominated producer specialising in documentary across all genres, with a particular passion for the arts.

Caro Meldrum-Hanna (AUS) Journalist, Series Co-Creator & Writer
ABC TV

Caro Meldrum-Hanna is an award winning investigative reporter with ABC TV.

Kate Montague (Australia) CEO & Founder
Audiocraft

Kate Montague is the CEO and co-founder of Audiocraft – Australia’s leading podcast production company specialising in adventurous and sound rich audio storytelling.

Dr. Jordan Nguyen (AUS)

Dr Jordan Nguyen, is one of Australia’s most innovative biomedical engineers, who’s committed his work to improving the lives of as many people as possible.

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.

Lisa Opie (UK) Managing Director of Factual
BBC Studios

Lisa Opie is the Managing Director of Factual for BBC Studios, the BBC’s commercial TV production arm that creates many of the UK's most successful shows.

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.

Sonya Pemberton (AUS) Creative Director
Genepool Productions

Sonya Pemberton is one of Australia’s leading factual filmmakers.

Tracey Spicer AM (AUS ) Author / Journalist

Tracey Spicer AM is a multiple Walkley Award-winning author, journalist and broadcaster who has anchored programs for ABC TV and radio, Network Ten and Sky News.

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.

Joyce Steele (AUS) Account Manager
HW Wood Australia Pty Ltd

Joyce Steele is the Account Manager for HW Wood Australia Pty Ltd and heads up the Film & Entertainment team responsible for placement of insurance and risk programs.

Madeleine Parry (Australia) Director / Producer / Presenter

Madeleine is an award-winning writer, director, producer and presenter of television, film and virtual reality.

Sari Braithwaite (AUS) Film Practitioner

Sari Braithwaite is a practitioner who works across the disciplines of history and film.

Deanne Weir (AUS) Company Director
WeirAnderson.com

Ana Tiquia (AUS ) Head of Development & Strategy
Grumpy Sailor

Ana is a hybrid practitioner who plays at the messy fringes of art, technology, design and culture.

Rebecca Bennett (AUS ) Producer
Shooting Films

Rebecca Bennett is an award-winning freelance producer based in Sydney, Australia.

Jaimen Hudson (AUS) Drone Cinematographer

Jaimen is a drone cinematographer whose stunning footage of whales, dolphins and surfers has amassed over 250 million views.

Ranell Shubert (USA) Education Programs Manager
International Documentary Association (IDA)

Ranell provides essential programming and operational support for IDA’s educational and conference programming.

Sarah Shaw (AUS) Producer

Sarah Shaw is an Australian Producer known for films such as The Snowtown Murders, Sunshine and Have You Seen the Listers?

Tea Uglow (AUS) Creative Director
Google Creative Lab

Tea Uglow is a founding member of Google’s Creative Lab.

Elliott Whitton (USA) Head of Development
Cinereach

Elliott Whitton works with the Cinereach productions team and filmmakers to develop content for the organisation to support, finance and produce.

Malinda Wink (Australia) Executive Director
Minderoo Pictures

Malinda Wink is the Executive Director of Minderoo Pictures, the social impact film enterprise of Minderoo Foundation.