Online Pass Funding for AIDC 2021
‘Moment of Truth’ - Applications Now Open for Online Pass Funding for AIDC online...
‘Moment of Truth’ – Applications Now Open for Online Pass Funding for AIDC online in 2021
Screenwest has opened a round to provide up to 15 Western Australian non-fiction filmmakers with All Access passes to attend Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) online in 2021. DEADLINE EXTENDED! Applications for pass support close Monday, 18 January 2021 at 5:00pm AWST.
AIDC is Australia’s premier annual event for documentary and factual screen content. In 2021, it will be a fully online event, making it more accessible than ever! AIDC will run from Sunday, 28 February to Wednesday, 3 March 2021. In addition to marketplace and conference session benefits, a physical networking opportunity for All-Access Passholders is set to take place to close AIDC on Wednesday 3 March with more details to be released by AIDC in January.
In an acknowledgment of the ongoing challenges currently being faced by the creative industries, AIDC conference pricing has been reduced for 2021. Screenwest is supporting the move to an online event by offering up to 15 All Access registration passes, for practitioners to attend AIDC online.
The online All Access passes will give you access to:
- Four full days of AIDC 2021
- Access to all conference keynotes, sessions and masterclasses, featuring international and local industry heavyweights.
- Opportunity to submit one (1) film or television project and one (1) audio documentary project to Cut to the Chase, AIDC’s curated pitching market
- Opportunity to attend up to two (2) Decision Maker Roundtables
- All general AIDC delegate structured networking opportunities
- Access to AIDC’s social activities
- AIDC virtual delegate bag and digital conference guidebook
- Full access to the event software for online video networking
- Access to conference sessions post-conference via a catch-up service
- Discounts to online and physical screenings during the conference
This particular Conference will tackle the big picture theme – ‘Moment of Truth’ – recognising that humanity is living in a time when there’s no turning back and crucial decisions need to be made. These decisions will have a profound effect on the world and the multitude of ways our future can be shaped, particularly across the areas of sustainability, resistance, action, truth-telling, innovation and our response to the pandemic.
About 2021 AIDC Online Pass Support
Screenwest’s support will cover the cost of an online only All Access Pass to AIDC in 2021 for up to 15 applicants. Successful applicants will receive a link to an early-bird discounted-rate AIDC All Access Pass registration to book their own tickets.
Successful applicants for pass support who have had to already purchase a pass through AIDC, will be refunded by AIDC, but will need to complete the registration again via a new link sent from Screenwest once confirmed.
An applicant must first meet the following eligibility criteria in order to be competitively assessed for pass support:
- Must meet the general eligibility requirements set out in the 2021 Screenwest Terms of Trade
- Practitioners must hold the underlying rights to at least three projects in development with market potential OR genuine market interest in at least one project.
Practitioners that can demonstrate how attending AIDC online and meeting with key industry stakeholders to progress this/these project(s) will be prioritised.
- Please note that as this is a competitive round, pass support is not assured even where an applicant meets all the minimum eligibility criteria.
- Only one representative per film project, company or organisation is eligible for pass support for AIDC.
Applicants will need to submit:
- A Completed SmartyGrants Application Form.
- A Current CV (one page only; a bio will only be accepted in addition to a CV).
- A summary (no more than one paragraph on each) of at least three projects being taken to the market, and confirmation of any current market interest that you may have, via letter or email.
- A Rationale as to why this online pass is of particular importance for your project/s and your career at this time.
Screenwest will competitively assess all eligible applications against the following assessment criteria:
- The applicant’s track record
- Quality and marketability of submitted projects
- Applicant’s understanding of each project’s market potential
- Identified rationale and outcomes of attendance as it pertains to the applicant and the project/s submitted
- Progression of the projects submitted if they have been included in previous travel applications
- Potential economic and cultural benefits to Western Australia.
To apply for one of 15 online passes, please submit an application through the Screenwest SmartyGrants Portal and submit any required materials.
Applications for pass support close Monday, 18 January 2021 at 5:00pm AWST.
More about AIDC opportunities and incentives in 2021
- State of Play closes Sunday, 13 December 2020
- FACTory 2020 closes Sunday, 13 December 2020
- AIDC Documentary Awards closes Wednesday, 16 December 2020
- Leading Lights closes Sunday, 17 January 2021
- Australia Uncovered closes Sunday, 24 January 2021
- Cut to the Chase: closes Sunday, 31 January 2021
- Indigenous Creators Program
Please visit the AIDC website for more information.
Program Contacts
For more information about Screenwest’s AIDC Online Pass funding for 2021, please contact:
Chantal Chateauneuf, Interim Talent Development Manager
Screenwest
T: + 61 8 6169 2107
E: chantal.chateauneuf@screenwest.com.au
Paul Williams, Documentary Manager
Screenwest
T: + 61 8 6169 2116
E: paul.williams@screenwest.com.au
Toll Free: 1800 463 043 (WA country callers only)
Contact Screenwest
T: +61 8 6169 2100
E: info@screenwest.com.au
www.screenwest.com.au
www.filminwesternaustralia.com.au
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with Screenwest.
Listen to our podcast – In Conversation with Screenwest for a behind the scenes look at the world of screen production as world-class film, television, documentary and digital media practitioners share their experiences, insight and expertise.
View the WA Screen Industry Calendar to see what’s happening in the screen industry in Western Australia.