AIDC 2020: SBS announces winners of ‘Australia Uncovered’ pitch

SBS has selected Northern Pictures’ Strong Female Lead for development funding as part of its Australia Uncovered partnership with the Documentary Australia Foundation (DAF).

The project was among six pitched live at the Australian International Documentary Festival (AIDC) in March 2020.

Australia Uncovered is a new strand of one-off docs for the broadcaster, with a focus on uncovering unique stories of contemporary Australia, due to air in 2021.

SBS head of documentaries Joseph Maxwell, Head of Documentaries said: “Single documentaries are an effective way of exploring the reality of Australia today, through often untold stories from a diversity of voices. They remain an important part of SBS’s documentary offering and we’d like to thank all of the teams for their submissions and participation.

“We were thrilled with the calibre of the shortlisted pitches presented at AIDC. The three selected projects all promise to tackle big issues in Australia with innovation, showcasing the ambition and quality of this new strand.”

Source: https://www.if.com.au/aidc-2020-sbs-announces-winners-of-australia-uncovered-pitch/