In the lead-up to the 2026 Australian International Documentary Conference, taking place 2–5 March at ACMI, Melbourne / Naarm, AIDC has revealed the nominees for the sixth Annual AIDC Awards – Australia’s only dedicated awards for documentary and factual storytelling. The conference also celebrates the announcement of its first-ever dual recipients of the 2026 AIDC … Read more
The Australian International Documentary Conference has announced the full programme for its 2026 event – including over 50 sessions, screenings and events, more than 100 speakers and 80+ industry decision-makers – taking place in-person at ACMI in Melbourne/Naarm from 2-5 March with an online-only international marketplace on 11-12 March. Inspired by the theme ‘Hold True’, … Read more
The Australian International Documentary Conference has announced the first confirmed guests and theme for its 2026 programme. The AIDC revealed: “In 2026, AIDC celebrates the solidarity and resilience of the documentary and factual community, inviting us to come together and Hold True in order to safeguard creative practice and the principles of truth, and importantly, … Read more
On Wednesday 5 March, at a special presentation hosted at ACMI, Melbourne / Naarm, the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) announced the winners of the 5th Annual AIDC Awards. Hosted by TV Week Gold Logie-nominated television presenter and personality, Melissa Leong, the AIDC Awards ceremony marked the conclusion of the four-day conference for the documentary and … Read more
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) announces the full program for its 2025 event – including over 40 sessions, more than 115 speakers and 90 industry decision makers – taking place in-person at ACMI in Melbourne / Naarm, from 2-5 March 2025 with an online-only international marketplace 6-7 March 2025, presented by Principal Partner VicScreen, … Read more
The Southern Hemisphere’s premier gathering and marketplace for documentary and factual content – the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) – has announced the first confirmed conference guests and unveiled its 2025 theme – FUTURE TELLING. Taking place in-person from Sunday 2 March to Wednesday 5 March 2025 at ACMI, Melbourne / Naarm, the conference is followed by an online international marketplace, … Read more
At a special presentation hosted at ACMI, Melbourne / Naarm, the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) announced the winners of the 4th annual AIDC Awards. Hosted by TV presenter, broadcaster and educator Namila Benson, the AIDC Awards ceremony marked the conclusion of the four-day conference for the documentary and factual industry, with two more days … Read more
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) reveal the exceptional nominees for the 4th annual AIDC Awards, and also to announce the winner of the inaugural AIDC Southern Light Award for outstanding contribution to nonfiction screen, digital and/or audio media. The AIDC Awards recognise outstanding works of new Australian documentary and factual content across six categories: … Read more
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) announces the full program for its 2024 event – including over 40 sessions, more than 70 speakers and 100-plus industry decision makers – taking place in-person at ACMI in Melbourne / Naarm, from 3-6 March 2024 with an online-only international marketplace 7-8 March 2024. Inspired by the theme Frontlines: Shaping … Read more
The Southern Hemisphere’s premier gathering and marketplace for documentary and factual content – the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) – today announces the first confirmed guests and theme for the 2024 conference. Thanks to the support of Principal Partner VicScreen, Presenting Partners ACMI and Screen Australia, and Major Partners ABC and SBS, AIDC 2024 will … Read more
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) announced the winners of the 3rd Annual AIDC Awards at a special presentation event hosted at ACMI, Melbourne on Wednesday 8 March Hosted by Australian radio and television journalist Ash London, the AIDC Awards ceremony marked the conclusion of the four-day conference for the documentary and factual industry, with … Read more
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) reveals the nominees for the third annual AIDC Awards, and is honoured to announce filmmaker and educator Dr Cathy Henkel as the winner of the $5,000 Stanley Hawes Award for 2023. The 2023 AIDC Awards Presentation will be held at ACMI, Melbourne on Wednesday 8 March 2023. The AIDC Awards recognise outstanding works … Read more
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) announces the full program for its 2023 event – including over 40 sessions, more than 120 speakers and 100-plus industry decision makers – taking place in-person at ACMI in Melbourne, from 5-8 March 2023 with an online-only international marketplace 9-11 March 2023. Responding to the theme Agents of Change, the program … Read more
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) announces the full program for its first-ever hybrid event – including over 40 sessions, more than 90 speakers and 70-plus industry decision makers – taking place in-person at ACMI Melbourne, and simultaneously online, from 6-9 March 2022, with an online-only international marketplace 10-11 March 2022. The 2022 program features … Read more
The premier event for nonfiction screen content in the Southern Hemisphere – the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) – has announced the first suite of in-person and online programming for its 2022 conference. Including guest speakers Ted Hope, former Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios and trailblazing independent film producer of over 70 films including … Read more