Anna-Marie Harding, a proud Palawa woman, is an award-winning cinematographer, who has been awarded the 2024 Indigenous Documentary Placement, presented by the ABC and the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC). This placement will see Anna-Marie embedded into the ABC for 4 months. It aims to fast-track the careers of Indigenous creatives in the screen industry, by providing an opportunity to develop their professional skills across documentary, factual development, and production. Previously Anna-Marie has won the Australian Cinematography Society state awards in the wildlife and short film categories. 

Anna-Marie is currently living and working in remote Australia as a Broadcast journalist for the Indigenous Community Television (ICTV). In a recent interview with the IADC Anna-Marie stated "The AIDC ABC Indigenous Documentary placement is an amazing opportunity for me. Living in remote Alice Springs, often I miss out on networking opportunities, so being able to meet industry professionals outside of our small, yet incredibly talented community of filmmakers will be invaluable". Anna-Marie hopes that this opportunity will allow her to not only advance her career, but also help her to amplify Indigenous voices in the media, and establish a lasting relationship with the ABC for the future. 

We can't wait to see what Anna-Marie has in store for the world moving forward!