AIDC: silencing the devil’s advocate

Would we go to the Australian international Documentary Conference if we weren't hoovering up vast amounts of copy for ScreenHub? A question which made me stop and think.

10 Mar 2014 12:00

David Tiley

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Would we go to the Australian international Documentary Conference if we weren’t hoovering up vast amounts of copy for ScreenHub? A question which made me stop and think.

There is a very simple reason for factual and documentary tragics to go to the AIDC, as someone bluntly told me yesterday. “It is a cost of doing business.”

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.