Unique Opportunity - Limited Places Available

AIDC in collaboration with The Project Factory and Lion TV Interactive offer you a unique opportunity to get the online strategy for your project work-shopped by the best in the business.

There are only 10 places available and a selection process applies.  

Workshop held on Tuesday 1 March 1pm to 4pm

Kirsty Hunter, Lion TV and Jennifer Wilson, The Project Factory will introduce the golden rules of multiplatform production, touching on some success stories and the reasons why they worked. They will then look at common themes raised from the workshop submissions.

All participants will introduce their projects.  A discussion will follow specifically expanding upon each project’s area of interest and looking at what could be done to realise a multiplatform experience that enriches the documentary themes. 

The deadline for applications is 20 February, successful applicants will be notified by 25 February and all participants must be registered for AIDC 2011.  For more information on the application process, click here.

Stanley Hawes Award Winner Announced

Filmmaker Rachel Perkins has been awarded the 2011 AIDC Stanley Hawes Award. She will accept the award and deliver the Stanley Hawes Address at the official AIDC opening on Tuesday 1 March.  For more information, click here

More than $17 Million Likely to be Paid to Documentaries

Screenrights is currently making first payments of 2010 royalties to rightsholders, with documentaries likely to be allocated more than $17.6 million in payments.

Member Services Executive Emma Rogers said documentaries usually received a significant proportion of the total royalties collected from educational institutions. During 2009/2010 close to a third of all copied programs were documentaries.

“This money can be a significant source of income, and it’s important for documentary makers to remember to update their title registrations with us on a regular basis,” Ms Rogers said. “We want to make sure that any money we collect is paid to the rightsholders as quickly as possible, and having updated information helps enormously.”

To find out more, visit www.screenrights.org or talk to Annabel Holt from Member Services during AIDC. 

Enhance Your Trailer With Thought Equity Motion

Now that you have completed your Trailer Park submission, it's time to submit your trailer for a chance to have it enhanced with high-quality stock footage from Thought Equity Motion’s library.

One trailer will be selected to be enhanced and the “before” and “after” versions will be analysed by Kevin Schaff, CEO of Thought Equity Motion, Shaun Farrington, CEO, Zealot and Megan Simpson Huberman, Director Creative and Enterprise Development, Screen NSW, during the session, “Anatomy of a Trailer: Simple Strategies to Create More Engaging Trailers and Attract Funding,” taking place at 3:15 pm on Wednesday 2 March.

The deadline for delegates to submit trailers for consideration is before midnight on Wednesday 16 February.  For submission details email tem.events@thoughtequity.com

A Tribute to the Life and Work of Tony Wilson

Tony Wilson, a much respected and loved cinematographer, died suddenly last month leaving the documentary industry in shock.

AIDC are holding a tribute to Tony's work and contribution to the industry as a cinematographer, teacher, mentor, colleague and friend. He will be greatly missed.

If you have stories, anecdotes and most importantly clips of Tony's work, please contact us as we are curating a session which will screen examples of Tony's work, hopefully show Tony in action and remember his humour, warmth and talent.

Mitzi Goldman will moderate this session and would like to hear from you if you have a story and film to share.

Contact her at mitzi@lookingglasspictures.com.au or 0402 255 653

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