New Perspectives Pitch Lab, an initiative to empower non-fiction storytellers to pursue and build support for the stories they seek to tell, is calling for applications for the 2021 program.

Following the success of the inaugural New Perspectives Pitch Lab last year, the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), Doc Society and the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), in partnership with Screen NSW, are again looking for emerging non-fiction talent with a social impact project in development or production.

 The New Perspectives program is a training initiative with a focus on stories that offer a rare insight into the often under-represented and overlooked, stories that break barriers and explore nuance over polarity.

 New Perspectives Pitch Lab 2021 is open to projects from across the non-fiction landscape, from observational, character-driven stories to hybrid and essay films, to podcasts and series for television or online. 

Applications close Friday, October 29.