Domestic Market Travel Support Program - AIDC 2026

Screen NSW has opened a competitive travel round to provide a limited number of NSW screen practitioners (working in factual) with funding support to attend the 2026 Australian International Documentary Conference, being held in Naarm, Melbourne from March 2-5, 2026. 

There will be up to two places reserved for First Nations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) applicants. 

Applications for the 2026 AIDC - Domestic Market Travel Support Program round open on Thursday 4 December 2025 and close on Thursday 18 December 2025 at 14:00. All times are AEDT.

Your application will be competitively assessed against the following weighted criteria:

• Applicant Track Record (30%)
• Merit of the Opportunity (30%)
• NSW Cultural & Economic Benefit (20%)
• Participation & Diversity (20%)

Please read the Guidelines before applying, including for additional details on the assessment criteria.

AIDC Pass

Successful applicants will need to purchase their own pass for the conference.  

Screen NSW can facilitate a reduced rate of $1,030 including GST, which is a 10% discount, if you are awarded travel support and don’t yet have your pass.  Neither AIDC or Screen NSW will retrospectively facilitate partial refunds if you have already purchased a full-price pass.

Completing the application

• Remember to save the form on a regular basis
• Applications MUST be submitted prior to 2pm of the closing date
• If you require further information please email industry@screen.nsw.gov.au

Screen NSW general eligibility requirements can be found in the Screen NSW Terms of Trade, which should be read in conjunction with the Program Guidelines.   

All applicants need to fulfil the following criteria:

• Be an early to mid-career practitioner with relevant experience in producing screen content 
• Have a slate of market-ready projects to pitch
• Be a key creative on the project(s): producer, director, writer
• Be a NSW-based individual, project team, or company:
  • If an individual, the applicant must be over 18 and be a NSW resident (i.e., lived and operated in NSW for at least six months immediately before the date of application)
  • If a project team, both applicants must be over 18 years of age, NSW residents and key creatives on the proposed project/s 
  • If a company, the company must be incorporated and registered in Australia and have its principal place of business in NSW for at least six months immediately before the date of application. Company applicants can nominate up to two people, and each nominee must be over 18 years of age, a NSW resident and a key creative on the project/s.
• Be an Australia citizen or full-time resident
• Have an Australian Business Number (ABN).

To be eligible for this round you must also:

• Be a First Nations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) practitioner, with relevant experience in factual and participating in AIDC’s Indigenous Creators Program (preference may be given to those with market-ready projects); OR
• Be an early to mid-career practitioner with relevant experience in factual and you have been invited to pitch in one of AIDC’s competitive programs, or have a slate of market-ready projects to pitch 

AND

• Be able to attend the entire conference in person from March 2-5, 2026.