THE FACTORY INTERNATIONAL PITCHING FORUMCENTRAL, NEW TALENT, & ROUGH CUT SHOWCASES
AIDC’s international pitching forum for new documentary and factual projects, proudly presented by VicScreen.
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CONFERENCE: 2-5 MARCH 2026, ACMI, MELBOURNE / NAARM | INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE: 11-12 MARCH 2026, ONLINE | BUY A PASS
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📣 New decision makers for The Showroom announced
AIDC welcomes three additional in-person decision makers to The Showroom. Representing major international buyers, all three guests are returning conference attendees, including:
✨ Oli Harbottle, Chief Content Officer, @dogwoof (UK)
✨ Zoe Stinson, Acquisitions and Productions Executive, @tvfinternational (UK)
✨ Natsu Kawakami, Producer, @nhkworldjapan (JP)
Previously announced guests include decision makers from @natgeo, @channel4 and @amdocdocumentary, @povdocs and representatives of @tiff_net and @docpoint.
Applications for The Showroom close Friday 19 December.
🔗 Apply now at the link in bio
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📞 Call out: First Nations nonfiction creators with pitch-ready projects 📞
Do you have a new, bold and distinctive story to tell? The Indigenous Creators Pitch is an initiative in its second year, providing an opportunity to pitch to a closed room of local and international buyers looking to support Indigenous-led nonfiction screen stories.
Four projects will be selected to pitch and receive mentoring and marketplace support prior to and during AIDC 2026. The project awarded Best Pitch will receive the $5,000 Indigenous Creators Pitch Prize provided by AIDC and proudly supported by @indigenous_business_australia.
Applications close Thursday 15 January 2026 at 23:59 AEDT.
🔗 More info at the link in bio
Image credit: Still from ‘Revive and Resist’ (2025) | Photo by @tysonfperkinsdp, courtesy of @entropicofilm and @ga.ru.wa
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🎉 Indigenous Creators Program runs for its eighth year in 2026!
AIDC 2026 presents a strand of sessions and marketplace activities designed by and for First Nations practitioners to come together, share ideas and support the craft, business and cultural practice of First Nations stories.
Led by returning AIDC First Nations Co-Producers Laurrie Mansfield and Devina McPherson, the program also includes the second AIDC Indigenous Creators Pitch, with a $5,000 cash prize for Best Pitch provided by AIDC and proudly presented by @indigenous_business_australia.
🔗 Link in bio to find out more
Image credit:
📸 ‘Dreaming Big’ | Photo by Tom Hoy, courtesy of @wirrim_media
📸 Indigenous Welcome Drinks | Photograph by @ned_mansfield
📸 @gengrieves, 2025 Indigenous Creators Pitch | Photograph by @maxroux__
📸 Indigenous Creators Pitch attendees | Photograph by @maxroux__
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🥇 Calling all future award-winning filmmakers: AIDC Awards closing this week 🥇
Final days for single, short-form, audio documentary and interactive/immersive work submissions.
🔗 Submit your project by Sunday 7 December 2025. Link in bio.
Image Credit: 2025 AIDC Best Short-Form Documentary Award winner: ‘Mahika Kai’ | Still courtesy of @ga.ru.wa & @monsterchildren
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⭐️ Last chance: Leading Lights applications close this week!
AIDC invites you - the future of nonfiction filmmaking - to attend the conference in 2026.
Leading Lights eligibility spans a range of backgrounds and contexts, including emerging and early-career, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA+, d/Deaf, disabled and neurodiverse, regional and remote, and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) nonfiction practitioners.
All placements receive a complimentary pass for AIDC 2026 plus access to professional development opportunities thanks to the support of our industry donors and program partner @aftrs.
Applications close this weekend, 11:59pm Sunday 7 December.
🔗 Secure your place at the link in bio.
Image credit: Leading Lights 2025 participants, alumni and mentors | Photo by @maxroux__
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