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ABC
ABC and AIDC open applications for 2025 INDIGENOUS DOCUMENTARY PLACEMENT
Applications are now open for the 2025 Indigenous Documentary Placement, offering a paid four-month opportunity to an Indigenous practitioner to develop their skills at ABC.
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Australian Media
Australia’s best documentary and factual storytelling honoured at AIDC 2025
AIDC 2025 has wrapped up with a special awards ceremony celebrating Australia’s top documentary and factual projects, including Left Write Hook, Stuff The British Stole Series 2, and Tough Not Toxic.
SBS
SBS pushes boundaries with new call for polarisation-focused factual series
SBS is seeking original, daring factual series ideas that explore Australia’s growing divisions, offering up to $50,000 in development funding for the most innovative pitches.
Australian Media
Screen Producers CEO calls for removal of 65-hour cap on documentaries at AIDC session
SPA CEO Matthew Deaner calls on the government to update documentary screen incentives, including lifting the 65-hour cap, to ensure a competitive and sustainable industry for Australian content.
Australian Media
AIDC unveils 2025 Awards nominees and Southern Light Award winner
The AIDC has revealed nominees for its 2025 Awards, with Celia Tait receiving the prestigious Southern Light Award for her contribution to nonfiction storytelling.
Australian Media
AIDC 2025 brings global documentary leaders to Melbourne
AIDC 2025 unveils a powerhouse program featuring over 115 speakers and 40 sessions, including Oscar-nominated filmmakers and industry innovators exploring the future of documentary storytelling.
Australian Media
AIDC | Screen Producers Australia CEO addresses need for protection of Documentary genre
Speaking at the conference, SPA CEO Matthew Deaner highlights a number of steps that should be taken to support documentary-making.
SBS
SBS announces new Development Fund to discover Australia’s new factual hit
Announced on Monday at the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) in Melbourne, SBS is looking for original and ambitious ideas that explore inequality and social cohesion and tackle the fault lines of Australian society today.
Australian Media
Australian International Documentary Conference reveals 2023 theme ‘Agents of Change’
The AIDC is back in 2023, and a fitting theme sees several special guests attend next year's event.
ABC
AIDC and ABC announce return of Indigenous Documentary Placement
Now in its second year, the Indigenous Documentary Placement is designed to provide one mid-career Indigenous practitioner with a unique opportunity to undertake an extended placement with the ABC, Australia’s largest public broadcaster.
Australian Media
Winners for the AIDC Awards announced
The AIDC Awards ceremony marks the conclusion of the four-day in-person and online conference for the documentary and factual industry.
Australian Media
Journalist DAVID TILEY wins the Stanley Hawes Award as nominees for AIDC Awards announced
Six categories are featured in the AIDC Awards for 2022, with the winners revealed during the Australian International Documentary Conference in March.
Australian Media
STAN executives take centre stage at the Australian International Documentary Conference
Stan's Head of Scripted executive, Amanda Duthie, hosts an engaging session taking strategy, insights and new opportunities with a panel of industry experts.
Australian Media
The Australian International Documentary Conference announces Doc.Lab.Interact turning pitches into immersive experiences
Doc.Lab.Interact is aimed at Australian nonfiction practitioners looking to transform documentary projects into a new interactive or immersive work.
Australian Media
The Australian International Documentary Conference reveals jury for 2022 AIDC Awards
Judges include Vice President of Editorial at PRX & Radiotopia, Julie Shapiro, Director and Producer, Kitty Green, and Sydney Film Festival Director, Nashen Moodley.
Television News
Jury announced for inaugural AIDC awards
AIDC is pleased to announce the members of the jury, including international decision makers from IDFA, Tribeca Film Festival, The Guardian (UK), Wall to Wall and Beach House Pictures, who will decide the winners of the inaugural AIDC Awards.