🌏 In September, five documentary projects from across the Asia-Pacific region were selected for AIDC pitch prizes at partner forums in Indonesia, South Korea, and Taiwan.

🇮🇩 Docs by the Sea (Bali, Indonesia): ‘Orange, Beetle, Mother and I’ (India)

🇰🇷 DMZ Docs Industry (Goyang, South Korea): ‘Our Bodies’ (South Korea) and ‘Game of Replacing Gods’ (Taiwan)

🇹🇼 CNEX Chinese Doc Forum (Taipei, Taiwan): ‘TSUZY: First Person Plural’ (Taiwan/UK/Australia) and ‘All Fixed Up’ (China/USA)

Each winning project receives complimentary AIDC 2026 All Access Passes for two team members and a fee waiver for FACTory submission.

These partnerships help unlock opportunities for collaboration and co-production with Australian producers, and grow the representation of projects by diverse APAC neighbours in the AIDC marketplace.

Swipe to see images from each project ➡️

Link in bio for full details.

#AIDC #AsiaPacificDocumentary #Documentary #InternationalFilm #Coproduction #DocsByTheSea #DMZDocs #CCDF #FilmFestival #DocMaker

✨ IT`S TIME ✨ Submissions are officially open for the 2026 AIDC Awards!

🏆 6 award categories celebrating the best in Australian documentary and factual storytelling
💰 $5,000 Southern Light Award for outstanding industry contribution
📍 Winners announced 5 March 2026 at ACMI Melbourne / Naarm
⏰ First submissions close 16 November

Does your project have what it takes? Link in bio to submit.

#AIDCAwards #SouthernLightAward #AustralianDocumentary #DocMaker #FactualFilmmaking #AustralianFilm #Documentary #AIDC2026

IMAGES:
1. AIDC Awards | Photo by @maxroux__
2. 2025 Best Documentary/Factual Single winner Tough Not Toxic | Photo by @maxroux__
3. 2025 Southern Light Award winner Celia Tait @artemismediaau | Photo by @maxroux__
4. Dual 2025 AIDC Award-winner @marcfennell | Photo by @melissa.butters_

🏭 THE FACTORY IS OPEN! 🏭

Applications are NOW OPEN for the 11th edition of The FACTory International Pitching Forum – AIDC`s centrepiece showcase for documentary and factual projects - held during AIDC 2026 (2-5 March) at The Edge, @fed.square & @acmionline in Melbourne/Naarm, and proudly presented by @wearevicscreen

✨ What`s waiting for you:

- Pitch to world-class international commissioners, streamers & distributors
- 3 showcase strands: Central, New Talent & Rough Cut
- Expert mentoring & pitch training
- One-on-one meetings with key decision makers

Since 2016, we`ve supported 132 projects including Walkley Award winner Delikado, AACTA winner Mozart`s Sister, and festival hits Spreadsheet Champions & Iron Winter.

Your untold story could be next! 🎬

Deadlines: 📅 Regular: 5 November 2025 📅 Late: 9 November 2025

Ready to pitch to the people who can take your project to new heights?

Link in bio to apply! ⬆️

#TheFactory2026 #AIDC2026 #DocumentaryPitching #FactualContent #FilmFunding #Documentary #PitchingForum #AustralianFilm #InternationalFilm #Filmmakers #Producers #Melbourne #VicScreen

Photos of The FACTory 2025 by @kellimorris_photo and @maxroux__

🎬 CALLING ALL DOC MAKERS! AIDC 2026 EOIs are OPEN and we want YOUR ideas!

Got a session concept? Dream speaker? Want to present? Even rough ideas welcome ✨

We`re especially after ideas around:

🌱 Industry sustainability
🎥 Bold project showcases
💰 Innovative financing pathways
🌏 First Nations storytelling
🚀 Tech & craft breakthroughs

Last year`s EOI process gave us standout sessions like "A Vision for the Future of Documentary" [pictured] - your idea could be next!

⏰ Deadline: 12 Oct 🔗 Link in bio

#AIDC2026 #Documentary #CallForIdeas #DocCommunity #FactualStorytelling #InnovativeIdeas #GetInvolved

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