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2026 AACTA Award Winners & Nominees
2026 AACTA Award Winners & Nominees
Cinematheque – Global SIMA Awards Film Collection
Cinematheque – Global SIMA Awards Film Collection
Showcasing SIMA Awards Feature and Short Documentary, Impact Video, XR/AI, Impact Campaign, Production Company Finalists and Winners
Perth Festival – Floodland
Perth Festival – Floodland
A deeply moving story of love and loss set in the northern NSW town of Lismore, Australia’s most flooded postcode and site of the nation’s most costly climate disaster.
Australian Shorts – Antenna Documentary Film Festival
Australian Shorts – Antenna Documentary Film Festival
Jury – Antenna Documentary Film Festival
Jury – Antenna Documentary Film Festival
2026 Jury Features Competition Jury Deanne Weir Deanne Weir is a former media lawyer and executive turned producer, investor and company director. She is passionate about storytelling, change-making and gender equality. Deanne’s companies WeirAnderson Films and WeirAnderson.com invest in female-driven screen projects and technology businesses that change the way we experience the world. Film projects include I […]
New to Documentary Australia – February 2026
New to Documentary Australia – February 2026
See the latest documentaries approved for fiscal sponsorship
AIDC: Australian International Documentary Conference 2026
AIDC: Australian International Documentary Conference 2026
The AIDC is Australia's premier event for the non-fiction screen and digital media industries.
Antenna Documentary Film Festival 2026
Antenna Documentary Film Festival 2026
DATE Date 05/2/2026 06/02/2026 07/02/2026 08/02/2026 09/02/2026 10/02/2026 11/02/2026 12/02/2026 13/02/2026 14/02/2026 15/02/2026 Apply VENUE Venue Dendy Newtown Eternity Playhouse Ritz Cinema SECTION Section Opening & Closing Feature Competition Panorama Special Screenings Kirsten Johnson Selects DocTalk Australian Shorts Sort…By title from lowest to highestBy title from highest to lowestBy date from lowest to highestBy date […]
Watch Disconnect Me on DocPlay
Watch Disconnect Me on DocPlay
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Creative Workplaces Survey
Creative Workplaces Survey
Share your experiences and help create the first national picture of what it’s really like to work in Australia’s creative industries. Open until 23 February 2026.
Submissions – Sydney Film Festival
Submissions – Sydney Film Festival
Be a part of one of the longest running and most prestigious Film Festivals in the world as we celebrate our 73rd Festival.
Watch Franklin on ABC iview
Watch Franklin on ABC iview
An epic rafting adventure to retrace the story of Australia's most significant environmental battle: the saving of the Franklin River.
Apply for Fiscal Sponsorship
Apply for Fiscal Sponsorship
Fiscal Sponsorship FAQs
Fiscal Sponsorship FAQs
Documentary Australia grants fiscal sponsorship to independent documentary filmmakers with a quality social impact project
Read more about the Early Career Writer Award
Read more about the Early Career Writer Award
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What documentary should you watch based on your star sign?
What documentary should you watch based on your star sign?
Call it intuition, call it timing, call it the stars aligning… you're about to discover your next great doco watch.
Watch Bringing His Spirit Home at Flickerfest 2026
Watch Bringing His Spirit Home at Flickerfest 2026
MIFF 2025 - Submit Your Film
MIFF 2025 - Submit Your Film
Environmental Accelerator 2025 Wrap
Environmental Accelerator 2025 Wrap
Watch Welcome to Yiddishland on DocPlay
Watch Welcome to Yiddishland on DocPlay
Sign up to DocPlay - 45 days free
Sign up to DocPlay - 45 days free
Cinematheque — Global SIMA Awards Film Collection
Cinematheque — Global SIMA Awards Film Collection
Watch – The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone on Netflix
Watch – The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone on Netflix
Support – Jordan Liberty
Support – Jordan Liberty
Documentary Australia 2025 Wrapped
Documentary Australia 2025 Wrapped
Ghosthunter Case Study
Ghosthunter Case Study
Watch River on DocPlay
Watch River on DocPlay
Watch Documentary Australia-supported films this summer
Watch Documentary Australia-supported films this summer
Explore DocAccess
Explore DocAccess
Meet the team – Documentary Australia
Meet the team – Documentary Australia
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