Nominations Called for AIDC 2010 Stanley Hawes Award

AIDC is calling for nominations for the AIDC Stanley Hawes Award for outstanding contribution to Australian documentary. This $5000 Award recognises practitioners for their body of work (encompassing all craft areas) and who have enhanced the value and awareness of documentary in Australia.

The nominated individual may be a producer, director, editor, cinematographer, sound recordist or any other practitioner in the field of Australian documentary.

The 2010 recipient will be selected by the Board of Directors of AIDC Ltd from nominations by the industry, and will be presented with the Award at the Conference in Adelaide in February.

Nominations are sought by Monday November 23 2009.

For more information and to make a nomination click here.

First Factual Films Festival (F4) – Call for Entries

AIDC is calling for emerging documentary filmmaking talent from around the country to submit their films to a new screening program – the First Factual Films Festival (F4) - to be held during AIDC 2010.

Co-presented by the Media Resource Centre, F4 showcases first films from Australian documentary filmmakers at the start of their careers, alongside the first films of legendary documentary masters attending AIDC 2010 as special guests.

Held over three evenings from 23 to 25 February 2010 at the Mercury Cinema in Adelaide, F4 concludes with the presentation of the inaugural F4 Award for Outstanding New Documentary Talent to one exceptional filmmaker. Film entries can be of any documentary genre, style and length, made for any screen-based platform.

Submissions are now open and close on 3 December 2009.

For further information click here.

[ITVS International] Funding Opportunity

ITVS International promotes the exchange of compelling documentary films between the United States and other nations, going beyond stereotypes and headline news.

ITVS International Call enables independent producers from outside the United States to create documentaries for U.S. television.

The Call seeks films in production or post-production phase and encourages independent producers to submit their projects for consideration. Deadline for applications - 5 February 2010.

The 2010 International Call Q&A Forum is available online, to post questions and/or comments about submitting a project. This forum will be open throughout the phases of the Call, to keep you informed of updates within the timeline. To access the online forum please click here.

For more information about guidelines, eligibility and how to apply, please click here.

MeetMarket Submissions

MeetMarket brings together selected documentary filmmakers’ most original project ideas with targeted national and international audiences.

Executive producers, broadcasters and distributors view two minute pitch teasers of 25 selected documentary projects online through the Screening Room, in advance of attending AIDC. After viewing the pitch teasers they choose which projects they wish to discuss further in one-on-one meetings with the documentary producers, and these meetings are scheduled during AIDC 2010.

MeetMarket submissions close 30 November 2009.

For more information and to submit your project to MeetMarket click here.