Travel Fund Round Open for AIDC 2019
Screenwest has opened a travel funding round to assist up to 10 Western...
Screenwest has opened a travel funding round to assist up to 10 Western Australian non-fiction filmmakers wishing to attend the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) in 2019.
AIDC is Australia’s premier annual event for documentary and factual screen content. The 2019 conference runs from Sunday, 3 March to Wednesday, 6 March at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne.
Applications close Tuesday, 29 January 2019 at 5:00pm AWST.
About 2019 AIDC Travel Funding
Successful applicants will receive a link to an early-bird discounted-rate AIDC All Access Pass registration to book their ticket.
This includes practitioners who have submitted a project to the XR Market. Practitioners selected to take part in a Marketplace Opportunity or Initiative will be prioritised. WA practitioners that receive a Leading Lights pass from AIDC are still eligible for travel funding after the Tuesday, 29 January 2019 funding deadline.
Screenwest will offer a set funding amount of $1,500 under both of Screenwest’s travel funding categories, Travel – Business & Marketing and Travel – Skills Development & Exposure. As this is a set funding amount, a budget will not be required as part of the application process.
Practitioners are to apply under the appropriate travel funding category. Guidelines and application materials are at the links below.
- Travel – Business and Marketing (for practitioners with two or more recognised credits)
- Travel – Skills Development and Exposure (for emerging and mid-career practitioners)
Please note that as this is a competitive round, funding is not assured even where an applicant meets all the minimum eligibility criteria.
Applications close Tuesday, 29 January 2019 at 5:00pm AWST.
Program Contact
For travel funding enquiries, please contact:
Wendy Simmons, Development and Production Executive
Screenwest
T: +61 8 6169 2113
E: wendy.simmons@screenwest.com.au
2019 AIDC Marketplace Opportunities & Initiatives
Stanley Hawes Award
- Deadline for applications: Friday, 7 December 2018 at 23:59 AEDT
- Read more: https://www.aidc.com.au/initiatives-and-awards/stanley-hawes-award/
Pitch Australiana
- Deadline for applications: Monday, 10 December 2018 at 17:00 AEDT
- Project Eligibility: 20 – 40 minute short-form single observational documentaries
- Read more: https://www.aidc.com.au/pitches-marketplace/pitch-australiana/
The FACTory International Pitching Forum
- Deadline for applications: Wednesday, 12 December 2018 at 23:59 AEDT
- Project Eligibility: feature-length documentaries, one-hour singles and series in development or production, for online, theatrical, or broadcast publishing.
- Read more: https://www.aidc.com.au/pitches-marketplace/the-factory/
ACCESS Mentorship Program
- Deadline for applications: Friday, 14 December 2018 at 23:59 AEDT
- Eligibility: Early-career practitioners (documentary/factual)
- Read more: https://www.aidc.com.au/initiatives-and-awards/access-mentorship-program/
Untold Australia
- Deadline for applications: Monday, 7 January 2019
- Read more: https://www.aidc.com.au/pitches-marketplace/untold-australia/
Meet Your Maker – XR Marketplace
- Deadline for applications: Sunday, 21 January 2019, 23:59 AEDT
- Project Eligibility: Non-fiction projects working within XR, which is the umbrella category for: Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Virtual Reality (VR).
- Read more: https://www.aidc.com.au/pitches-marketplace/meet-your-maker-xr-marketplace/
Cut to the Chase
- Deadline for applications: Thursday, 31 January 2019 at 23:59 AEDT
- Project Eligibility: All non-fiction genres and lengths / formats, including near-complete or complete projects (XR Projects not accepted)
- Read more: https://www.aidc.com.au/pitches-marketplace/cut-to-the-chase/
Leading Lights Fund – Recipient
- Deadline for applications: February 2019, exact date TBA
- Eligibility: Early career practitioners, or those new to AIDC
- Read more: https://www.aidc.com.au/initiatives-and-awards/leading-lights/
Leading Lights Fund – Donor
- No deadline for donations
- Read more: https://www.aidc.com.au/initiatives-and-awards/leading-lights/
The full AIDC 2019 program will be announced in the coming months.
Explore AIDC 2019’s ever expanding list of inspiring speaking guests, global decision makers and what’s available on the AIDC website.