We’re beyond thrilled to unveil the AIDC 2022 program which features a stellar line up of speakers, sessions, screenings, industry initiatives and networking events designed to celebrate and elevate our nonfiction screen industry.
Across 40-plus sessions from 90-plus speakers – including four 2022 Academy Award®-shortlisted filmmakers, and speakers from as far and wide as the USA, Denmark, India, the UK and New Zealand – the AIDC 2022 program has something for everyone.
This year’s highly anticipated return to ACMI, Melbourne will feature spotlight sessions with extraordinary global talents like Jonas Poher Rasmussen, director of the multi-award-winning and Oscar®-shortlisted Flee; Netflix docuseries titans the Way Brothers (Wild Wild Country, Untold), Oscar-winning Australian documentarian Eva Orner (Burning, Taxi to the Dark Side), immersive storytelling evangelist Loren Hammonds (TIME Studios, NY), trailblazing independent producer Ted Hope (ex-Amazon Studios), and a special in-conversation with Darren Dale and Jacob Hickey of prolific Australian production house Blackfella Films – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg!
Other session highlights include an exploration of journalism and documentary with leading investigative filmmaker Nanfu Wang, director of the Oscar®-shortlisted In the Same Breath, Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas, makers of the Oscar®-shortlisted Writing with Fire, and Australian journalist and filmmaker Yaara Bou Melham; plus a deep dive into the art of the interview in audio documentary with Osman Faruqi, Marc Fennell, Ruby Jones and Camille Bianchi; and a special International Women’s Day session focusing on women making waves in specialist factual with Janet Han Vissering (Nat Geo Wild), Colette Beaudry (SeaLight Productions), and Bettina Dalton (Wildbear Entertainment).
There’s also a range of sessions focusing on specialist topics such as Indigenous storytelling, music documentary, observational documentary, social experiments in factual television, and the digital creator economy, alongside AIDC-exclusive sessions with Australian streamer Stan and philanthropic organisations the Judith Neilson Institute and Shark Island Foundation announcing major new initiatives for nonfiction screen creators.
The 2022 conference presents an unparalleled opportunity to learn from, network, and do business with some of the most interesting creators and movers and shakers in the worlds of nonfiction screen and digital media.
To provide the widest possible access, AIDC 2022 has been designed for the first time ever as a hybrid event, giving delegates the choice to attend in-person at ACMI, or to participate entirely online – with passes available for all preferences.
And so, we welcome you to come and explore this year’s theme with us, Bearing Witness, acknowledging the tireless work of documentarians to bring us stories from the frontline, the margins and underground. We recognise that it’s been a tough time for our sector and it’s been a long time since we got together, and we’re so looking forward to welcoming you to AIDC 2022.
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