“The thing I have been doing with my career is to go to those overlooked stories and lift them up, so we may be able to pass them on to the next generation.”
Two distinctly Australian stories have taken out the top prizes at the inaugural AIDC Awards, with Daniel Gordon's 'The Australian Dream' and Southern Pictures' 'Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian' awarded Best Feature Documentary and Best Documentary/Factual Series, respectively.
Sam Lara and Cathy Henkel's assisted dying documentary Laura's Choice and Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe's sports biopic Phil Liggett: The Voice of Cycling form part of the Australian International Documentary Conference's public access program, which was unveiled on Wednesday.
State borders may have become more defined in the wake of COVID-19 but the inverse has occurred among the state screen agencies, who presented a united front at this week's Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC).
Documentaries are known for their potential to affect social change, but at what point does a cause begin to dictate the way a story is told?
AIDC has revealed the 15 teams that will take part in the conference’s international pitching showcase, The FACTory.
Having worked as both a commissioner and an independent producer, Naked Television managing director Fatima Salaria was able to bring insights from both sides of the fence as she addressed the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) on Sunday from the UK.
Clarity, passion, versatility, and a strong team are what's needed to navigate today's factual climate, according to industry experts.