Do you have a pitch-ready project for AIDC?
Cut to the Chase is AIDC’s curated marketplace, carefully matching producers and decision makers for optimum outcomes with no time-wasting.
Scheduled in-person during AIDC, or virtually during our online international marketplace, Cut to the Chase allows decision makers and projects to make meaningful connections through one-on-one meetings.
Applications for the 2027 edition of Cut to the Chase are open from Thursday 5 November 2027.
Submitting your project is easy, and free for anyone with a Business Pass or All Access Pass, with all documentary and factual formats considered across film, broadcast, digital media and audio.
The most compelling market-ready projects will be selected for curated short meetings with local and international decision makers participating in AIDC, including commissioning editors, acquisitions executives, distributors and sales agents, plus other financiers and funders.
Please Note: You must register by purchasing a Business Pass / Online Business Pass or an All Access Pass / Online All Access Pass in order to submit a project for Cut to the Chase.
Passholders are invited to submit up to two (2) projects. Either two (2) screen projects or one (1) screen project and one (1) audio documentary project per pass.
Submitting your project is easy and free for anyone with a Business Pass / Online Business Pass or an All Access Pass / Online All Access Pass, with all projects then considered for curated in-person and online meetings with local and international decision makers and production companies participating in AIDC.
- The deadline for Cut to the Chase Submissions is 23:59 AEDT Friday 29 January 2027.
- You must purchase a Business Pass / Online Business Pass or an All Access Pass / Online All Access Pass to submit your project. [Buy a Pass]
If your project has been selected for Cut to the Chase meetings, AIDC will contact you no later than a week before the event confirming your meeting schedule.
Please note that Decision Makers are seeking projects with market potential, and due to high demand, meeting time availability, and project suitability, Cut to the Chase meetings cannot be guaranteed for all projects submitted.
Meet the industry decision makers confirmed to participate in AIDC 2027.
More decision makers will join the list up to the submission deadline of 29 January 2027.
Key creatives attached to the submission will need to be registered with an AIDC Business Pass / Online Business Pass or an All Access Pass / Online All Access Pass in order to participate in pitch meetings. [Buy a Pass]
SUBMISSIONS FOR CUT TO THE CHASE 2027 OPEN THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2026.
Questions? Email pitch@aidc.com.au
Click the button below to submit a project for Cut to the Chase.
Deadline: Friday 29 January 2027, 11:59 pm (AEDT)
- Cut to the Chase Submission Guidelines .pdf format
- Cut to the Chase Submission Guidelines .docx format
To complete your application you will first need to register for a free MY AIDC account (or login to your existing account). The application form link above will prompt you to register (or login) to your MY AIDC account before you are able to access and complete your form. Please contact info@aidc.com.au if you encounter any issues.
“[AIDC’S CUT TO THE CHASE] IS A CRUCIAL AND UNMISSABLE PART OF OUR MARKET CALENDAR, WHICH IS WHY I NEVER MISS AN EDITION. THE ACCESS IT GIVES ME TO AUSTRALIAN PRODUCERS – WHO ARE REALLY PRODUCING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL – IS UNMATCHED.
“EVERY YEAR, THE AIDC TEAM PULL OFF AN EVENT THAT DELIVERS PROFESSIONALLY AND YET ALSO FEELS LIKE HOME. IT HITS THE SWEET SPOT IN ATTRACTING COMMERCIALLY VIABLE DOCUMENTARIES THAT ARE MADE WITH PURPOSE AND INTEGRITY.”
– KAZZ BASMA, HEAD OF SALES AND ACQUISITIONS, SIDEWAYS FILM (UK/SPAIN)
AIDC’s Cut to the Chase program offers additional tailored opportunities for producers seeking further support for their projects thanks to a suite of partnered pitch initiatives.
To be eligible to participate in any of the below opportunities, delegates must submit a project to Cut to the Chase by 23:59 AEDT, Friday 29 January 2027.
Do you have a feature documentary in development? Shark Island Foundation is inviting pitches for feature-length documentaries (75+mins). Up to four projects will each receive a $25,000 development grant and a place in the Shark Island Kangaroo Valley Development Lab. To be considered for the pitch, apply via the Cut to the Chase application form.
As part of its commitment to the documentary sector and the development of great talent, The Post Lounge Group – comprising post-production house The Post Lounge and its production arm Orange Entertainment Co. – is looking to support standout documentary and factual projects (at any stage from development to completion) with a share in up to $35,000 of equity investment through development, production, and post-production support. To be considered for the pitch, apply via the Cut to the Chase application form.
Are you an independent feature documentary maker with a project you plan on self-releasing? Would you like the opportunity to secure up to $10,000 towards boosting your screening campaign rollout with the DocPlay Indie Booster? As part of its commitment to local documentary filmmaking, leading documentary streaming platform DocPlay is looking to support two independently-produced Australian or Australia-New Zealand documentary features with a share of up to $20,000 to boost their in-cinema theatrical releases. This P&A-designated (promotion and advertising) cash prize is designed to strategically reach and increase audiences for the film’s theatrical rollout. DocPlay is inviting pitches from producers with feature documentaries at any stage from development to completion. The films must be planning an independent release (i.e. must not have local distribution in ANZ attached), and should have SVOD rights available). To be considered for the pitch, apply via the Cut to the Chase application form.
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