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A reminder that the window to submit an official expression of interest (EOI) for AIDC 2027 will close this Sunday 4 October (11:59pm AEDT).
We are welcoming session topics and ideas from across the documentary & factual sector, as well as proposals to participate as a speaker, moderator or session producer.
We are especially encouraging submissions that address:
💡 Creative expression and new ground in storytelling form
💡 The changing role of journalism in documentary
💡 Future funding and financing models
💡 Discoverability, audience viewing patterns and projections
💡 Archives: access, preservation, and digitisation
💡 New content strategies for social media and online platforms
💡 AI and its implications for documentary ethics and production
💡 The evolving legal landscape - i.e. ownership, copyright, and litigation
💡 Technological innovations across all stages of production and distribution
💡 The next chapter for streaming and broadcast
💡 Censorship, interference and disinformation
💡 Wellbeing, duty of care and field-building
💡 Sustainability, climate and impact
🔗 Check link in bio to find out more and to make a submission.
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Photo by @melissa.butters_
During September, AIDC was proud to participate in three major documentary forums across the Asia Pacific - presenting pitch prizes at @docsbythesea (Bali, Indonesia), @dmzdocs Industry (Goyang, South Korea), and the @cnex.tw Chinese Documentary Forum (CCDF) in Taipei, Taiwan. 🌏🎬
Our engagement with documentary forums across the APAC region reflects our ongoing commitment to building collaboration and co-production opportunities between Australian producers and our diverse regional neighbours - and growing the representation of APAC projects in AIDC’s international marketplace.
The three AIDC pitch prize recipients were:
🏆 `Quiet Flows the River Bheri` (Nepal) — dir. Rajan Kathet, prod. Jewel Maranan | AIDC–Docs by the Sea Award
🏆 `Tongues of Fire` (Philippines) — dir. Alyx Ayn Arumpac | AIDC–DMZ Docs Award
🏆 `Goodbye Yiwu` (China / USA) — dir. Elena Li-cun Xiang | AIDC–CCDF Award
Each winning project receives a complimentary AIDC All Access Pass for two project representatives and a fee waiver for submitting to The FACTory International Pitching Forum, taking place as part of AIDC 2027 in Sydney.
Prior AIDC award-winners from these forums have gone on to pitch at The FACTory, with recent alumni including `Home, Our Home` (pitched as `Our Bodies`) (South Korea), `All Fixed Up` (China / USA), `Restless Farewell` (China), and `The Myth of Monsters` (Malaysia).
Read more about the awards, the winning projects, and AIDC`s APAC cultural partnerships at the link in our bio.
Main image:
📷 Goodbye Yiwu director Elena Li-cun Xiang and AIDC Industry Manager Natalie May at CCDF-17 | Image courtesy CCDF
Help us shine a light on the next generation of nonfiction storytellers. 🌟
AIDC`s Leading Lights Initiative is calling for donations for 2027 - supporting emerging and diverse documentary and factual practitioners to attend AIDC for the first time and access a customised professional development program.
Since 2018, Leading Lights has raised over $214,000 and supported 356 practitioners from across Australia. At AIDC 2026, a record 50 recipients attended thanks to the generosity of 21 donors.
Your donation could open a door that changes someone`s career.
All donations are tax-deductible. Tiers start from $715 (1 recipient place).
📍 The 2027 program takes place 8–11 March in Sydney as part of AIDC 2027.
Visit the link in our bio to learn more and donate. 💛
Thanks to our already confirmed 2027 donors including @sbs_australia (7 places), @minderoofoundation (5 places), @paulwiegard (2 places), and @bunyaproductions, @princesspicturesau , Above The Line Accounting, and @janablr (1 place).
📷 AIDC 2026 Leading Lights Pitch | Photo: @will.hamiltoncoates
🚨 EARLY BIRD ALERT! AIDC 2027 passes are ON SALE NOW
Australia`s only dedicated documentary & factual conference is bound for Sydney in 2027 for its 40th Anniversary. Save up to 25% on All Access Passes and Business Passes, but hurry - limited numbers only!
🎬 4 days of inspiring sessions
🤝 Networking with industry leaders
🌍 International marketplace
📍 @artgalleryofnsw | @statelibrarynsw | @botanicsydney
📅 Main Conference 8-11 March 2027 | Online Marketplace 23-24 March 2027
Ready to elevate your storytelling? Passes link in bio 👆
AIDC is proudly presented by Principal Partner @screennsw, Presenting Partner @screenaustralia, and Major Partners @abcaustralia and @sbs_australia
#AIDC2027 #documentary #factualstorytelling #earlybird #Sydney #storytellingcommunity #docmakers #creativeindustry
🏭 THE FACTORY IS OPEN FOR AIDC 2027 🏭
Applications are NOW OPEN for the 12th edition of The FACTory International Pitching Forum - AIDC`s centrepiece showcase for documentary and factual projects - presented by Screen NSW and held during AIDC 2027 (8-11 March) in a striking new location - the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
✨ Submit your project in development to pitch to international commissioners, streamers & distributors
✨3 showcase strands: Central, New Talent & Rough Cut
✨Expert mentoring & pitch training
Since 2016, The FACTory has been a platform for 146 remarkable Australian and international projects, including Walkley Award winner Delikado, AACTA winner Mozart`s Sister, and festival hits Replica, Spreadsheet Champions, Iron Winter, Yurlu | Country and more.
Your story could be next! 🎬
Deadlines: 📅 Regular: 1 November 2026 📅 Late: 8 November 2026
Submit today to pitch to the people who can take your project to new heights.
Link in bio to apply! ⬆️
#TheFactory2027 #AIDC2027 #DocumentaryPitching #FactualContent #FilmFunding #Documentary #PitchingForum #AustralianFilm #InternationalFilm #Filmmakers #Producers #Sydney #ScreenNSW #AGNSW @screennsw @artgalleryofnsw
📸 Photos of The FACTory 2026 by @will.hamiltoncoates & @melissa.butters_
