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 Wednesday 28 October 2026.
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.
“[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)