![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It works with independent storytellers, impact producers and journalists in 37 countries, whilst helping to build the capacity of a network of peer cultural organisations, connecting Europe to India to East Africa, South East Asia and Latin America. Richard Welch, Head of Documentary at AFTRS said, ‘AFTRS is thrilled that three projects from the inaugural 2020 New Perspectives Pitch Lab have each received a $10,000 philanthropic grant, providing crucial support to new Australian Documentary storytellers and helping these exciting and timely projects to continue being developed and completed.’Īpplications for the 2021 New Perspectives lab will be open on 27/9/21 – and more information about the program can be found here: ĭoc Society is a non-profit founded in the UK in 2005, committed to enabling great documentaries and connecting them to audiences globally. Pitch Lab continues to succeed in bringing new voices and refreshing perspectives to stories that matter” said, Grainne Brunsdon, Head of Screen NSW. We congratulate the three winning teams behind the documentaries Norita and The Valley and podcast Gay Graves who have each received $10,000 to further drive the development and/or the release of their socially impactful projects. “Screen NSW is proud to be in a continued partnership with AFTRS, Doc Society and AIDC for the next funding stage of the 2021 New Perspectives Pitch Lab. New Perspectives Pitch Lab is an initiative of Doc Society, the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) and the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), in partnership with Screen NSW. In the inaugural lab in 2020 the participants heard from and received one-on-one mentoring by industry executives from Screen NSW, Screen Australia, Film Vic, AFTRS, Doc Society, SBS, the ABC and Australian Philanthropy. Through six workshops held over a month, Lab participants were offered ‘insider’ access via program mentors from Australia and overseas. The Pitch Lab worked with these documentary teams to sharpen their pitch to both industry and non-traditional partners for finance, distribution and social impact. The New Perspectives Pitch Lab was held in November 2020 and provided training and mentoring for six emerging social impact non-fiction projects in development or production. From gay bushrangers, lesbian buskers, and techno-dancing bush hippies through to genderless Indigenous dreaming spirits and crossdressing husbands and wives, Holly Zwalf and guests visit a new gravesite in each episode to scatter eco-friendly rainbow confetti and to (re)discover the LGBTQ+ histories buried there. Holly Zwalf’s Gay Graves is a podcast series uncovering the hidden, forgotten, and never-before-told queer histories of Australia. In the wake of the industrial collapse, young female activists fight to rebuild a brighter future for their communities. Josie Hess’s The Valley is is a feature documentary from and about a regional Victorian town that sits on the precipice of Australia’s largest coal mine. During her 40 year search for him, Nora goes from a conservative housewife to a trailblazing activist and celebrated icon, inspiring a new generation to fight for their democracy. Jayson McNamara’s Norita is set in Argentina, the documentary tracks the transformation of Nora Cortiñas, following the kidnapping of her son by Argentina’s dictatorship in 1977. We are grateful for their generosity, and extend our congratulations to each of the recipients.” The three documentary projects includes two films, Norita and The Valley and one podcast, Gay Graves who will each receive a $10,000 grant.ĭoc Society’s Global Director of Good Pitch, Malinda Wink said, “Doc Society is proud to be working in partnership with MaiTri Foundation’s Story Program to support new voices in Australian documentary and podcast storytelling. ![]()
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