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The projects and participants for the second New Perspectives Pitch Lab have been unveiled, with sessions for the training initiative to commence this week.

Developed through the Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs), Doc Society, and the Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc), in partnership with Screen Nsw, the program consists of seven online coaching workshops and an online pitch event. Mentors include global director of Good Pitch at Doc Society, Malinda Wink, and Screen Nsw investment manager Andrea Ulbrick.

The selected projects for this year are feature documentaries Wave Riding: The Ancient Sport of Oceania, Queen to Councillor, Joy, and Catching Crooks, as well as documentary series Our Country.

The five teams will develop their project pitch in group and individual sessions before pitching to an industry panel for feedback. From there, one set of creatives will be selected for pitching opportunities at Aidc 2022. The training is designed to...

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