Ever wanted to make a VICE documentary? Of course you have. You’ve probably sent us a zillion emails about it. Well guess what? We heard you and we’ve teamed up with Screen Australia and the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) to make it happen.We’re launching a new pitching competition—Pitch Australiana—which offers local filmmakers the chance to win a $50,000 commission for a short form documentary to be released on VICE.com.FYI: Australiana is a series committed to presenting stories from the perspectives of Australian communities, individuals and subcultures that are overlooked or ignored. At its heart, it’s a way to offer a voice to those on the fringe. Previous Australiana episodes feature teenage burnout stars in regional Victoria, the Indigenous queer experience in the Tiwi Islands, and a search for love in the outback.The winner will secure funding for a production to be released through VICE’s lauded tent-pole digital documentary series, Australiana. Their short form documentary will be released through VICE’s global digital network, and will join previous Australiana films also broadcast on local TV channel SBS VICELAND.Four pitches will be selected to compete for the prize in a public pitching session with a panel of representatives from VICE and the wider documentary community—taking place at AIDC in Melbourne on Tuesday 6 March, 2018. Entrance to watch the pitch will be free for student card holders.For more information, full eligibility requirements, and to submit a pitch idea, head here.Finalists will be contacted in January 2018.
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