Sudeep Sharma (USA) Programmer
Sundance Film Festival

Sudeep is a Programmer for the Sundance Film Festival.

Kazz Basma (UK/Spain) Head of Sales and Acquisitions
Sideways Film

Sideways distributes internationally across all media and formats.

Sarah Thornton (Australia) Head of Unscripted
Paramount

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

Kelrick Martin (Australia) Head of Indigenous
ABC

ONLINE GUEST

ABC Indigenous is the home of cutting edge First Nations storytelling across drama, comedy, factual and digital.

Stephen Oliver (Australia) Commissioning Editor
ABC

Stephen is a commissioning editor with a passion for people and impactful stories.

Jo Chichester (Australia) Commissioning Editor
ABC TV

Jo Chichester has worked on a range of internal ABC programs and co-productions, and commissioned dozens of documentaries across multiple genres including Arts & Culture, Politics, Regional, Sport, and Design.

Kalita Corrigan (Australia) Commissioning Editor, Factual
ABC

As a commissioning editor for ABC Documentary + Specialist, Kalita is passionate about finding ways to make Australian stories - history / true crime / arts - entertaining and informative, and is looking to commission new Factual formats & feature documentaries.

Julie Hanna (Australia) Commissioning Editor
ABC

Julie has worked extensively as an Executive Producer, Series Producer and Director across a wide range of genres with broadcasters and independent production companies.

Kath Earle (Australia) Head Arts, Music & Events
ABC

Kath has commissioned and produced hundreds of hours of content across Screen, Audio and Digital.

Cieron Cody (Australia) Senior Commissioning Editor
NITV

Cieron Cody has recently joined NITV as Senior Commissioning Editor.

Paul Wiegard (Australia) Co-Founder & CEO
Madman Entertainment

Madman is Australia's leading independent theatrical, home entertainment distribution and rights management company.

Stephanie Fuchs (Austria) CEO
Autlook Filmsales

ONLINE GUEST

Autlook Filmsales is a leading world sales agent for documentaries, hybrids and series.

Oli Harbottle (UK) Chief Content Officer
Dogwoof

ONLINE GUEST

Oli is responsible for acquisitions, sourcing projects for Dogwoof's production fund and overseeing all film releases.

Alex Lee (New Zealand) Director
Doc Edge

ONLINE GUEST

Doc Edge presents an Academy Awards® qualifying international documentary film festival in-theatre and online across New Zealand.

Penny Palmer (Australia) Executive Producer
ABC

Dr Penny Palmer runs Catalyst, the ABC's award-winning science documentary series.

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. 

Rebecca Nicholls (UK) Head of Sales & Acquisitions
Espresso Media International

ONLINE GUEST

Rebecca was appointed Espresso’s Head of Sales and Acquisitions in September 2023, spearheading their expansion across all rights and territories.

Mitzi Goldman (Australia) 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.

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.

Teri Calder (Australia) Executive Producer, Impact and Partnerships
ABC

Teri’s career has spanned over 20 years across both the film and television industry and the not-for-profit sector.

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.

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.

Ben Naparstek (AUS) Head of Content AU/NZ
Audible @ Amazon

Ben oversees original documentaries, dramas, and series for Audible.

Abigail Priddle (United Kingdom) Creative Director
BBC Studios, The Documentary Unit

The Documentary Unit at BBC Studios is the home of high quality, thought-provoking and award-winning factual television.

David Harron (UNITED KINGDOM) Commissioning Executive, Factual
BBC Scotland

David Harron is Commissioning Executive, Factual at BBC Scotland, commissioning across both BBC One Scotland and the BBC Scotland channel

Donovan Chan (Singapore) Creative Director
Beach House Pictures

Donovan is a founding partner of Beach House Pictures and is amongst Asia’s leading documentary and unscripted Showrunners.

Jocelyn Little (Singapore) Managing Director
Beach House Pictures

Jocelyn oversees company operations and executes major production deals across all of the divisions at Beach House Pictures.

Stephanie McArthur (Canada) Senior Industry Programs Manager
Hot Docs

As the Industry Programs Manager Stephanie oversees Hot Docs’ Emerging Filmmaker program Doc Accelerator, and manages Hot Docs’ International Delegation and Alumni programs.

Catriona McNeish (United Kingdom) Senior APAC Executive
TVF International

Jessica Douglas-Henry (AUS) Series Producer - Compass
ABC

Compass is the ABC’s flagship program for religion, ethics and social values.

John Godfrey (Australia) Head of Unscripted
SBS

As Head of Unscripted, John oversees the documentary, factual entertainment, and food and entertainment slates at SBS.

Myleeta Aga (SGP) Director, Content - Southeast Asia and Australia
Netflix

Daniel Lawrance (AUS) Production Manager
MOD. at UniSA

Tom Millen (UK) Curator/Producer
Crossover Labs

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

Sharon Roobol is the Executive Producer of 101 East.

Lindsay Crouse (US) Senior Series Producer
The New York Times

Guy Davies (UK) Commissioning Editor (VP) Factual
Channel 5

Anne Grolleron (FRA) Deputy Director, Society and Culture
ARTE

ARTE is a public network that broadcasts simultaneously in France, Germany, and throughout Europe.

Cassian Harrison (UK) Channel Editor, BBC4
BBC

BBC4 is a British free-to-air channel operated by the BBC4 shows a wide variety of programs - an alternative to programs on mainstream TV.

Brad Holcman (USA) Senior Director, Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming
A&E

A&E leads the cultural conversation through high-quality, original programming that captivates viewers and brings them to the heart of the stories that matter.

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

Jimmy Humphrey (UK) Head of Acquisitions & Co-Productions
TCB Media Rights

Jason Ryle (CAN) Artistic + Managing Director
imagineNATIVE

Kate Laffey (UK) VP, Acquisitions
Cineflix

Rob McLaughlin (CAN) Executive Producer, Digital Content and Strategy
National Film Board of Canada

Rob is the Head of the NFB’s digital studio where he leads in the development of the institution’s digital-first programming and strategy, including interactive and immersive projects.

Hidetoshi Nakamoto (JPN) Senior Producer
NHK World Documentary

Brigid O'Shea (GER) Head of DOK Industry
DOK Leipzig

Brigid organises documentary markets for interactive works and films at various stages.

Muntsa Tarres (SPA) Executive Producer
TV3, Televisió de Catalunya

Karen Thorne-Stone (CAN) President and CEO
Ontario Creates

Dana Youngman (New Zealand) Senior Commissioner, Sky Originals NZ
Sky Network Television Ltd

Dana leads the unscripted original content slate for Sky.

Joanne Azzopardi (AUS) SVP Sales & Acquisitions
Beyond Distribution

Beyond is a global distribution company.

Richard Buckham (AUS) Manager, Arts
ABC

As Manager of Arts, Richard oversees TV, Radio and Online Arts content.

Darren Chau (AUS) Director of Content & Channels, Factual
Discovery

Miranda Culley (Australia) Executive Producer, Arts
ABC

Miranda has over 25 years industry experience working in both private and government sectors across all phases of production.

Madeleine Hawcroft (Australia) Executive Producer - Factual & Culture
ABC

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

Marshall Heald (AUS) Director Television & Online Content
SBS

Aidan Laverty (AUS) Head of Specialist
ABC

Aidan Laverty is the newly appointed Head of Specialist at the ABC.

Nic Hopkins (AUS) News Lab Lead - Australia & New Zealand
The Google News Initiative

Jessica Langley (AUS) Executive Producer
VICE

Elissa McKeand (AUS ) Network Executive Producer
Foxtel

Mark Woods (Australia) Industry Programs Director / Premiere Fund Executive Producer
MIFF Premiere Fund

Mark Woods is the MIFF Industry Director and Executive Producer of its Premiere Fund.

Jordan Vincent (Aus) Research Fellow
Deakin Motion.Lab

Ryan Jefferies (AUS) Creative Director
Science Gallery Melbourne

Drew Ambrose (MAL) Senior Producer
Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera is a global current affairs channel.

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

Richard Greenhalgh (AUS) Digital Content and Distribution Lead, Digital Life
Museums Victoria

Richard is the Digital Content and Distribution Lead at Museums Victoria where he specialises in the creation of digital stories in their many and varied iterations, using emerging digital technologies to broaden the scope of how those stories are told and published.

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.