The projects and participants for the second New Perspectives Pitch Lab have been unveiled, with sessions for the training initiative to commence this week.
Two projects have been announced as joint winners of the New Perspectives Pitch Lab, with the teams from feature documentary Joy and First Nations-led documentary series Our Country to participate in pitching opportunities at the 2022 Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC).
With the ABC looking to ramp up its natural history slate from next year, it has partnered with Doc Society to support early career filmmakers to create short-form documentaries focussing on solutions to climate and environmental challenges.
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.
Some 11 short documentaries about climate and environmental solutions will screen on the ABC next year after being backed via the Your Planet initiative.