Screen Australia's First Nations Department and Network 10 have chosen the eight short documentaries to head into development as part of their First Facts: First Nations Factual Showcase initiative
Included in the slate are documentary series 'Facing the Numbers', exploring testimonies of First Nations people; the third instalment in Luke Eve's 'Cancelled' web series; and comedy series 'Plausible Deniability' by Iain Crittenden.
Some 11 short documentaries about climate and environmental solutions will screen on the ABC next year after being backed via the Your Planet initiative.
The creatives behind the selected projects, which span mixed media and feature documentary, will join the global Doc Society team for a year-long creative mentorship and impact strategy fellowship starting next month.
Doc Society and AIDC have revealed the six projects that will take part in a year-long creative mentorship and impact strategy fellowship starting this month.