AIDC – Australian International Documentary Conference
Australia’s only documentary conference that consistently attracts key figures from the Australian and international documentary industry.
Hot Docs
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America’s largest documentary festival, conference, and market.
Silver Docs
Silverdocs encompasses a seven-day international film festival and five-day concurrent conference that promotes the documentary film as a leading art form in the United States.
Antenna International Documentary Film Festival
Antenna is Australia’s international documentary film festival.
http://www.antennafestival.org/antenna/
The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program
(DFP) is dedicated to supporting contemporary-issue nonfiction filmmakers worldwide in the production of cinematic documentaries with human rights themes. http://www.sundance.org/programs/documentary/
Pocket Film Awards – films made with pocket cameras or on mobile phones.
http://www.festivalpocketfilms.fr/
LA Web Series Festival
http://www.lawebfest.com/
Sheffield Documentary Festival
DOK Leipzig
The Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film is the largest German and one of the leading international festivals for artistic documentary and animated films
iPhone Film Festival
For films/documentaries shot on an iPhone
Documentary Edge
Documentary Edge Festival is Australasia’s premiere international documentary festival held annually in Auckland and Wellington. The Festival showcases the very best in documentary films from New Zealand and around the world. It also includes a Gala Awards, Q & A Sessions with filmmakers, various social functions, and special events.
http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz
Australia On Screen
Celebrating the Australian filmmakers and projects represented at international film festivals and markets, Australia on Screen is designed for filmmakers, sales and distribution agents and interested readers.
https://australiaonscreen.com/cannes2016/distributors/
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