Documentary
Three feminist documentaries to watch for International Women's Day
Surfers, scientists and activists shine in these terrific films about Australian women. Be inspired, challenged and informed while you look…
AIDC Zooms into its own inaugural awards program
For the documentary community, The Australian Dream is more than a fine picture suffused with controlled rage from Stan Grant.…
Alex Gibney: 'My films are meant to be agent provocateurs'
Named one of the world's most important documentary filmmakers, Gibney spoke at AIDC this week and shared the techniques and…
Feature doc makers fight back against new funding disaster
No dosh at all for less than a $1m budget. There goes the feature documentary sector, even as conventional TV…
Exit interview: Alice Burgin finds joy in changing future
With a unique overview, Alice Burgin concludes that 'good, good people with the right attitude can make huge amounts of…
The AIDC program: pleasure, curiosity and brute realities
The Australian International Documentary Conference is headlined by the idea 'Moment of Truth.' Here are some of our favourite truthful…
Documentary Conference CEO to leave after AIDC 2021
After four years of taking risks and trusting her instincts backed by passionate documentary makers and a determined staff, Alice…
AIDC pitching list points to new visions for 2021
The AIDC's main pitching competition showcases Asian and South American projects which shift the North-South dialogue in global documentary.
You like them and so do we: a sampler of favourite Screenhub stories
Between Covid and the government's determination to back the free enterprise media, the sector has had its toughest year in…
AIDC creates its own awards, with just a touch of defiance
The deadline for the AIDC awards for completed projects is December 16, as the organisation embraces the power of competition.