AIDC wash up
Have you recovered AIDC delegates? Caught up on sleep? De-toxed? Cleared your Inbox? Thanks for joining us in Adelaide for a very successful 10th Australian International Documentary Conference. We hope you had a good time and developed fruitful relationships.
Did you do business at the AIDC?
To all buyers, producers, and anyone who did business at the 2005 AIDC - we really need information about any business activity at the AIDC to ensure continued support from the Australian Trade Commission. There were a record number of buyers at the AIDC this year and this could not have been achieved without the support of the numerous Australian Trade Commission offices.
If you did a deal, discussed a deal that may develop down the track, or made business contacts that would not have otherwise happened, the Australian Trade Commission really needs your feedback in order to continue to present a strong number of international buyers at future AIDCs.
Ensure future AIDCs can invite many international buyers and download an Australian Trade Commission feedback form.
(Bossy note from AIDC director Heather Croall: filling in this form will only take a minute, just fill in what you can, you don't need to sweat on the answers, but it would really help us if you fill it in and return it. The figures do not need to be actual deals, they can be expressions of interest or deals that may grow down the track. It makes a huge difference, thanks, HC)
New AIDC Board members
Following the nominations and voting of members, the AIDC National Board welcomes new members Claire Jager and John Moore and would like to thank outgoing board member Jane Roscoe for her work during her term on the board.
AIDC 2005 Survey
Have your say! If you didn't get a chance to fill in and return your AIDC 2005 feedback survey form - we would love your input. What worked? What didn't work? What did you think about the partnership with the Adelaide Film Festival? Which sessions did you enjoy? Which sessions did you hate? What do you want us to keep doing? What do you want us to improve for next year? See you in Melbourne for 2006!
Shape your AIDC and download the AIDC feedback survey.
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AIDC 2005 Resolutions
Following the AIDC Plenary on Thursday 24 February 2005, please find below the AIDC 2005 resolutions:
- The AIDC asks all relevant federal and state/territory agencies to follow the lead of ScreenWest in allowing Screenrights' remuneration to be returned to filmmakers.
- The AIDC endorses the finding of the recent "Cottages to Corporations" report to the Department of Communications, which recommends that - in the same manner (and at the same level) as happens in Canada - a percentage of any money generated from all sales or mergers related to broadcasters and/or telecommunications assets be put into a documentary content development fund.
- The AIDC asks all relevant federal and state/territory funding agencies to allow their share of all returns from the exploitation of rights in documentaries in which they have invested to revert to the producer five years after the execution of the PIA.
- The AIDC calls on all relevant state/territory agencies to follow the lead of Film Victoria, ScreenWest and the NSW FTO in affirming their autonomy by selecting projects for development without necessarily requiring broadcaster endorsement.
- The AIDC notes concern regarding the disparity between presales, post-production pre-sales and acquisition prices. The AIDC calls on the national broadcasters to work jointly with SADC to create a viable corridor for the sale of independent documentary product.
- The AIDC welcomes the initiatives announced by Film Australia following Terms of Trade discussions with the SADC. The AIDC welcomes Film Australia's desire to become the "creative partner of choice" of the independent documentary sector and requests that its commitment to the sector be articulated and published as part of Film Australia's set of documents.
- The AIDC calls on Film Australia to engage with SADC to develop a Code of Practice (foreshadowed during recent Film Australia/SADC discussions) setting out protocols, with particular reference to editorial issues and creative rights, that codify best practice in the production process.
- The AIDC applauds the ABC's decision to schedule documentary in a prime-time slot, but asks the ABC to examine alternative prime-time scheduling options given that the Thursday 8.30pm documentary slot is scheduled against SBS's documentary slot.
- The AIDC congratulates the ABC on its decision to take up the suggestion of SADC and others to reinstate the original wording of Clause 2.2 of its Stock Footage Licensing Conditions. However the AIDC urges the ABC to consult routinely with the SADC (and the industry generally) before making changes that could adversely affect the independent documentary sector.
- The AIDC calls on SADC to explore a Charter of Independence with Australian broadcasters, which
- recognises the importance of the independent documentary sector in providing a diversity of Australian voices and views,
- acknowledges the need for generation of ideas from the independent sector and
- emphasises the partnership between independent documentary filmmakers and broadcasters.
- The AIDC deplores the decision of the Australia Council for the Arts to axe the Community Cultural Development Board and the New Media Board and requests a twelve month moratorium on implementation of the decision to allow consultation with artists, practitioners and affected parties.
- The AIDC calls on SADC to meet with Philanthropy Australia regarding the exclusion of film and television from consideration under its guidelines for support.
- The AIDC asks SADC to hold discussions with the ABC regarding mechanisms to increase the number of Australian natural history films commissioned from the independent documentary sector.
- The AIDC calls on the AFC to investigate the possibility of developing co-production treaties with The Netherlands and South Africa.
- The AIDC calls on SADC to seek representation on the AFC Co-production Treaty Advisory Committee.
- The AIDC urges the ABA, consistent with an open and transparent public inquiry process, to adopt the practice of publishing on its website not only written submissions but also records of meetings which are taken into ABA consideration.
- The AIDC supports the ABA's Guidelines for Interpretation of the Australian Content documentary standard as originally drafted, but does not support the final version adopted by the ABA.
- The AIDC, once again, calls on the Federal Government to introduce a 10% expenditure requirement for Pay Television documentary channels.
- The AIDC calls on the AFC and Austrade to investigate the new Offcom regulations in the UK with a view to examining the impact on potential levels of pre-sales of Australian films and whether aspects of these regulations can be applied in Australia.