AIDC 2026 Showroom Production Companies & Additional Decision Makers Revealed
EXCLUSIVE AIDC SLATE PITCH SEES 10 TOP-TIER PRODUCTION COMPANIES SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE
We are pleased to reveal the full list of production companies and decision makers participating in the third edition of The Showroom at AIDC 2026, coming up 2-5 March at ACMI in Naarm / Melbourne.
The Showroom is an AIDC original initiative for established production companies with a slate of nonfiction projects in development. The program aims to develop business opportunities through extended meetings and exclusive access to high-level buyers representing international broadcasters, streamers and sales agents attending AIDC in person.
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Ten Australian production companies have been selected for this unique marketplace opportunity to pitch multiple projects in their pipeline to decision maker guests at AIDC 2026, including:
- Ambience Entertainment
- Artemis Media
- Closer Productions
- GARUWA
- Media Stockade
- Metamorflix
- Smith&Nasht
- Stranger Than Fiction
- Wild Pacific Media
- WildBear Entertainment
SHOWROOM MEETINGS | IMAGE CREDIT: KELLI MORRIS
PARTICIPATING DECISION MAKERS
We’re also pleased to announce the addition of four new decision makers set to take part in The Showroom:
- Emile Guertin, Senior Producer, Al Jazeera English (Malaysia)
- Sarah Thornton, Head of Unscripted, Paramount (Australia)
- Summer Wharekawa, Head of Commissioning, TVNZ (New Zealand)
- Raul Niño Zambrano, Creative Director, Sheffield DocFest (UK)
Previously announced decision makers include:
- Erika Dilday, Executive Producer, American Documentary/POV (USA)
- Tom McDonald, Executive Vice-President of Content, National Geographic (USA)
- Charlie Parsons, Senior Vice-President, Global Development, National Geographic (USA)
- Oli Harbottle, Chief Content Officer, Dogwoof (UK)
- Zoe Stinson, Acquisitions and Production Executive, TVF (UK)
- Kate Lemberg, Associate Manager, Industry Relations & Artist Programs, Points North Institute (USA)
- Anna Miralis, Senior Commissioning Editor, Channel 4 (UK)
- Natsu Kawakami, Producer, NHK (JP)
- Jason Ryle, International Programmer, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and Global Indigenous Cinema, TIFF (CAN)
- Inka Achté, Head of Acquisition and Strategy / Artistic Director, Raina Film Festival Distribution / DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival (FIN)
- Kazz Basma, Head of Sales & Acquisitions, Sideways Film (UK)
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Learn more about THE SHOWROOM and this year’s SHOWROOM DECISION MAKERS.
Image Credit: Melissa Butters