AIDC: Documentary makers ask the ultimate question

Aidc director Joost Den Hartog told Tracey Prisk that this year’s event will try to answer the most vital question for filmmakers, who’s watching?

Conference director Joost Den Hartog believes that networking is one of the key components of this year’s Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) and as such, he has ensured that it is an essential component of the program.

“It’s a fairly isolated profession, and to meet once a year is a very good thing,” says den Hartog. “Documentary makers are a pretty good bunch and they know how to party when they get together.”

Acknowledgment of the importance of making connections is evident in the program, which includes everything from roundtable sessions, and meet markets to pitching sessions. These initiatives are all designed to get people talking.