Lucinda Aberdeen (Australia) Senior Research Fellow
University of Melbourne

Christopher Allen (USA) Executive Artistic Director
UnionDocs

Kingston Anderson (Australia) CEO
Australian Directors Guild

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) is a registered industry association representing the interests of film, television and digital media directors, documentary makers and animators throughout Australia.

Britt Arthur (Australia) Producer / Director

Britt Arthur is an award winning Producer / Director, who is driven to collaborate with unique voices, to tell true stories.

Violeta Ayala (Australia) CEO & Co-Founder
UNITEDNOTIONS Film

Belisa Balaban (USA) VP of Original Documentaries
Hulu

Belisa Balaban is VP of Original Documentaries at Hulu.

Dom Bartolo (Australia) Designer, Director & Co-Founder
21-19

Dom is an international designer, director and co-founder of 21-19, a design and communications agency, based in Melbourne, Australia.

Colette Beaudry (Australia) Managing Director
Sealight Pictures

Tyler Bern (Australia) Head of Content, Prime Video Australia, New Zealand
Amazon

Andy Blood (Australia/New Zealand) Creative Strategist
Facebook Creative Shop

Amanda Blue (Australia) Director
Independent

Kylie Boltin (Australia) Commissioning Editor Online Documentaries
SBS

Dr Kylie Boltin is the SBS online documentaries commissioning editor.

Laurrie Brannigan-Onato (Australia) Development & Investment Manager
Screen Australia

Laurrie Brannigan-Onato is a mixed race, Asian-Australian-First Nation (Darumbal/Bundjalung) emerging producer who was born and raised in Sydney’s Greater West suburbs.

Alicia Brown (Australia) Manager of Production Investment
Film Victoria

Dan Brown (Australia) Creative Director
Joined Up Films

Grainne Brundson (Australia) Head of Screen NSW
Screen NSW

Alice Burgin (Australia) CEO/Conference Director
AIDC

Philippa Campey (Australia) Founder
Film Camp

Nha-Uyen Chau (Australia) Founder & CEO
LGI Media

Anne Chesher (AUStralia) Education Specialist – Television and Creative Media
SAE Creative Media Institute

Santilla Chingaipe (Australia) Director
Independent

Katerina Cizek (Canada) Artistic Director & Co-Founder
MIT Co-Creation Studio

Pauline Clague (Australia) Founder/Artistic Director
Winda Film Festival

Jub Clerc (Australia) Authorial (Screen Director) Board Director
Screenrights

Steve Cohen (USA) Co-Founder and Board Chair
Chicago Media Project

Kalita Corrigan (AUS) Executive Producer, Arts
ABC

Kalita is an Executive Producer at ABC Arts, and commissions arts documentaries for ABC TV.

Al Cossar (Australia) Artistic Director
MIFF

Al Cossar is the Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Film Festival, where he has previously held roles of Programmer, Acting Artistic Director, and Associate Artistic Director.

Kate Croser (Australia) CEO
South Australia Film Corporation

Debbie Cuell (Australia) Head of Genre and Executive Producer
Endemol Shine

Bettina Dalton (Australia) Executive Producer
Wildbear

Jeff Daniels (Australia) Filmmaker
Independent

Christy Dena (Australia) Writer, Designer, Director
Independent

Katrina Dernelly (Australia) Historian
LaTrobe University

Suzanne Derry (Australia) Senior Solicitor
Arts Law Centre of Australia

Anusha Duray (Australia) Acquisitions Manager
NITV

Dan Fallshaw (Australia) Director
UNITED NOTIONS Film

Andrew Farrell (AUStralia) Head of Factual
CJZ

Andrew is the Head of Factual for leading Australian production house CJZ.

Dr Daniel Featherstone (Australia) Archiving Projects Officer
First Nations Media Australia (FNMA)

Hollie Fifer (AUS) Director / Impact Producer
Independent

David France (USA) Director
Public Square Films

Paula Froehle (USA) Co-Founder & CEO
Chicago Media Project

Adam Geiger (Australia) Creative Director
Sealight Pictures

Alex Gibney (USA) Director
Jigsaw Productions

Fiona Gilroy (Australia) Content Sales & Acquisitions Director
Flame Distribution

Fiona has nearly 30 years experience working with independent producers to maximise commercial opportunities for their content and explore new business models.

Mitzi Goldman (AUStralia) Co-Founder & CEO
Documentary Australia Foundation

Mitzi is a co-founder and CEO of the Documentary Australia Foundation, having been instrumental in its realisation since its inception in 2006.

Sacha Gregson (Australia) Head of Content Investment & Policy, Entertainment & Specialist
ABC

Rachel Griffiths (Australia) Director, Actor
Independent

Tim Harcourt (United Kingdom ) Creative Director
Studio Lambert

Ester Harding (Australia) Screen Producer/ Head of Drama
Sweetshop & Green

Kyas Hepworth (Australia) Head of Commissioning and Programming
NITV

Karina Holden (AUSTralia) Head of Factual
Northern Pictures

Simmone Howell (Australia) Author
Independent

Jennie Hughes (Australia) Director
Screen Territory

Dr Chadden Hunter (Australia) Director, Biologist
Independent

Maha Ismail (Australia) Head of Member Services
Screenrights

Alexandra Ivanova (Russia) Cinematographer
Independent

Tabitha Jackson (USA) Director
Sundance Film Festival

Carolyn Johnson (Australia) Producer
Carolyn Johnson Films

Kirsten Johnson (USA) Director/Cinematographer
Independent

Susie Jones (Australia) COMMISSIONING EDITOR, DOCUMENTARIES
SBS

Anna Kaplan (Australia) Producer / Head of Impact
Regen Studios

Vassiliki Khonsari (USA) Producer, Director & Co-Founder
iNK Stories

Dr Angeline Leece (Australia) Palaeoanthropologist
Drimolen Palaeo-Archaeological Project

Lawrence Leung (Australia) Comedian, Artist, Actor, Screenwriter

Lawrence is a multi award-winning comedian, actor and screenwriter.

Andrew Lowenthal (Australia) Co-Founder & Executive Director
EngageMedia

Que Minh Luu (Australia) Director of Content Australia/New Zealand
Netflix

Leon Mann (United Kingdom) Filmmaker & Activist
Independent

Kelrick Martin (Australia) Head of Indigenous
ABC

Kelrick currently oversees the Indigenous department at the ABC.

Jini Maxwell (Australia) Writer & Creative Producer
Independent

Joseph Maxwell (Australia) Head of Documentaries
SBS

Mary McGillivray (Australia) TikTok creator
Independent

Dr Romaine Moreton (Australia) Director of First Nations and Outreach
AFTRS

Emma Morris (Australia) Senior Producer
ABC

Kylie Munnich (Australia) CEO
Screen Queensland

Kim Munro (Australia) Conference Programmer
AIDC

Natasha Negrea (Canada) Television Executive & Consultant
Independent

Lisa Nishimura (USA) Vice President of Original Documentary and Independent Features
Netflix

Tanzy Owen (Australia) Co-Founder
Sustainable Screens Australia

Kate Pappas (Australia) Executive Producer
WildBear Entertainment

Gary Paramanathan (Australia) Outreach Manager
AFTRS

Sonya Pemberton (Australia) Creative Director
Genepool Productions

Caroline Pitcher (Australia) CEO
Film Victoria

Film Victoria is the State Government agency that provides strategic leadership and assistance to the film, television and digital media sectors of Victoria.

Nigel Poor (USA) Co-producer, Co-host, Co-creator
Ear Hustle

Harry Ravenswood (Australia) Manager of Digital and Social Strategy
ABC

Craig Reucassel (Australia) Documentary Practitioner & Presenter
ABC

Alexandra Roberts (Australia) Lecturer
LaTrobe University

Willie Rowe (Australia) CEO
Screenwest

Fatima Salaria (United Kingdom ) Managing Director
Naked Television & Boundless Productions

Alex Sangston (Australia) Executive Manager
Screen Tasmania

Julia Scott-Stevenson (Australia) Editorial Board
Immerse

Katrina Sedgwick (AUStralia) Director / CEO
Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)

Julie Shapiro (USA) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Ear Hustle & Radiotopia

Mitchell Stanley (Australia) Producer
Causeway Films

Adrian Swift (Australia) Head of Content, Production & Development
Nine Network

Adrian is the Nine Network’s Head of Content Production & Development working across traditional broadcast and digital.

Dr Rebecca Swift (United Kingdom ) Global Head of Creative Insights
Getty images

Stuart Talman (Australia) Director of Sales
XE Money Transfer

Michael Tear (Australia) CEO
Wildbear Entertainment

Michael was Managing Director and co-founder of Bearcage before becoming CEO of WildBear.

Niobe Thompson (Canada) Director
Handful Of Films

Sarah Thornton (AUStralia) Executive Producer
Network Ten

Ben Ulm (Australia) Head of Factual & Reality
ITV Studios

Lauren Valmadre (Australia) SALES MANAGER
UMBRELLA ENTERTAINMENT

Ravi Vasavan (United Kingdom ) Senior designer
Koto

Casey Ventura (Australia) Producer
FINCH

John Waight (Australia) Coordinator
Artists in the Black

Lynette Wallworth (Australia) Immersive Artist / Documentary Practitioner
Independent

Kylie Washington (Australia) Director of Production
BBC Studios Australia New Zealand

Paul Wiegard (Australia) Founder & Managing Director
Madman Entertainment

Madman is Australia's leading independent theatrical, home entertainment distribution and rights management company.

Paul Williams (Australia) Documentary Manager
Screenwest

Clara Williams Roldan (Australia) Impact Director
Documentary Australia Foundation

Ellen Windemuth (Netherlands) CEO
WaterBear Network

Chelsea Winstanley (New Zealand) Producer, Writer, Director
Independent

Earlonne Woods (USA) Co-producer, Co-host, Co-creator
Ear Hustle

Angharad 'Rad' Yeo (Australia) Presenter, Critic, Journalist
ABC