The Pitch and Punt sessions have developed over the years to become a favorite at the AIDC. Producers can win a development purse of up to AU$20,000 to get an international co-production project off the ground.
Pitch and Punt participating broadcasters agree in advance on a theme of documentary or series they are seeking and each commit a development cash prize. A call for applications is made, projects are short listed by the participating commissioning editors and then 4 or 5 producers are invited to pitch their project to the commissioning editors from the participating networks in a session at the AIDC.
One project is selected as the winner to be put into development. Pitch and Punt sessions for AIDC 2005 and details of the participating broadcasters, guidelines and how to apply will be announced very soon, so watch this space for more news.