Virginia Trioli.
Virginia Trioli will host the AIDC's 2016 plenary session, Are Australian Documentaries An Endangered Species?
“The plenary is one of the most important sessions at AIDC", AIDC CEO Britt Arthur said.
"It's an opportunity for the whole industry to come together and constructively debate where we are at, and where we are headed. And we are delighted to have someone of Virginia's calibre joining us to ensure that we can push the conversation forwards.”
Trioli will be joined by panellists Liz Stevens (Senior Manager, Documentary, Screen Australia), Steve Bibb (Head of Factual, ABC Television), John Godfrey (Head of Documentaries, SBS Television), Lori Flekser (Executive Director, IP Awareness Foundation), and Courtney Gibson (Chief Executive, Screen NSW).
The panel will discuss topics ranging from:
The status of documentaries in a format-driven world; the increased demand for premium VOD content and its repercussions; sustaining a business in a landscape rife with piracy; and the responsibility of Australia’s screen bodies and broadcasters to the development of the industry.
Presented by the IP Awareness Foundation, the session will take place March 1.
The conference runs at ACMI from February 28 to March 2.