The Australian International Documentary Conference has announced the winners of the sixth Annual AIDC Awards.
Hosted by journalist and newsreader Narelda Jacobs, the AIDC Awards ceremony marked the conclusion of the four-day conference for the documentary and factual industry, with two more days of International Marketplace meetings still to come (11–12 March).
The 2026 event saw the attendance of over 740 delegates, including the participation of over 100 local and international speakers, and 85 local and international decision-makers.
The programme included 50+ sessions, events and screenings, and saw the participation of 175 projects across 10 marketplace pitches and initiatives resulting in 520 curated meetings.
As a result of AIDC 2026, the organisation’s Marketplace & Industry Development Program has seen over $400,000 unlocked in project development, commissioning, professional development funds, awards and prize money.
The AIDC Awards provided a “celebratory capstone to the 2026 conference, acknowledging the very best in Australian documentary and factual from the past 12 months”, organisers said.
The winners of the main AIDC Awards, as selected by the AIDC Awards Jury, were:
BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY YURLU | COUNTRY
BEST DOCUMENTARY / FACTUAL SERIES REVEALED: DEATH CAP MURDERS
BEST DOCUMENTARY / FACTUAL SINGLE EMILY: I AM KAM
BEST SHORT-FORM DOCUMENTARY WIEAMBILLA RECONSTRUCTED
BEST AUDIO DOCUMENTARY BROKEN TRUST
BEST INTERACTIVE / IMMERSIVE DOCUMENTARY THE WORLD CAME FLOODING IN
Full information on all the winners – including for Pitch Prizes and DocPlay Indie Boosters – is available on the AIDC website.
