AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT
DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION INC
ABN: 96 768 241 560
AIDA Members - Australian Independent Distributors Association
Objectives of the Association
(a) To represent and promote the views and interests of Australian independent distributors.
(b) To encourage, promote and develop the Australian cinema, film industry and film trade and to facilitate and improve by every available means relationships between independent film distributors and all other sectors of the film industry and trade.
(c) To originate, promote, monitor and consider reform and improvements in the law relating to the distribution and exhibition of films in all media and to support or oppose the same and for that purpose to establish and maintain contact with legislatures of Australia, its States and Territories, and with the government departments, government statutory organisations, committees and government accredited representatives.
(d) To assist in the promulgation of, and to support, a code of practice establishing recommended standards of commercial conduct and the principles and practices to be observed by those engaged in the distribution and exhibition of films and to redress inequitable conduct and practices.
(e) To collect and disseminate among Association members and the general public information in regard to all matters concerning the distribution and exhibition of films and the film industry and trade through the circulation of publications of all kinds, by arranging conventions and conferences and by affording and maintaining facilities of every description for those purposes.
(f) To provide, develop and extend technical and educations services and information to the film industry and trade and in all matters pertaining to human resources and in pursuance of such object to undertake such research as is necessary including liaison, active co-operation and consultation with other film organisations.
(g) To encourage improved standards of productions, distribution, exhibition and service and to advance by every means the skills and efficiency of all involved in the film industry and trade and their employees and the standards and quality of goods and services provided by them.
(h) To encourage and provide for the amicable settlement or adjustment of disputes between film distributors and producers, between film distributors and exhibitors and between independent film distributors and members of the general public and to consider and deal with all matters affecting the interests of members of the Association.
Film Exhibition and Distribution Code Administration Committee (FEDCAC)
AIDA is a signatory:
The Code provides the basis for fair and equitable business arrangements between those engaged in the marketing and showing of cinema films in Australia.
Advocacy
AIDA responses to Public Submissions:
- A Case For Opening Victorian Cinemas Immediately - Join Letter (PDF)
- Supporting Australian Stories on our screens - Options Paper (PDF)
- Productivity Commission Inquiry Report on Australia's IP Arrangements (PDF)
- Cinema Sector Proposal - Commensurate Trailer Regulation (PDF)
AIDA : INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD - Winners list
CRITERIA: The recipient is selected in recognition of a career that has primarily been based in Australian independent Exhibition, Distribution or Production and who has made a significant contribution to the success and promotion of Australian independent distributors and/or Australian films. Preference given to a recipient who has had a long and dedicated ongoing career that celebrates independence in our business.
AIDA : CINEMA AWARDS - Winners list
AIDA Supports
Film theft continues to be one of the greatest threats to the screen industry, diminishing revenue for the production, distribution, exhibition, broadcast and retail sectors which work so hard to bring great film and TV to Australians.
Creative Content Australia (CCA) is an industry-funded organisation which exists to support, protect and promote the safe and legal consumption of film and TV content. Annual research and anti-piracy initiatives are carried out to highlight the importance and benefits of copyright to Australians.
Want to know more? Visit our website to discover 'What's so bad about Piracy?'.
CCA - Consumer Campaign - Choose Legal, Stay Safe - Watch Ad
VISIT Creative Content Australia - Click here
Australians are putting their cybersafety at risk when they visit dodgy streaming sites.
Sites promoting the latest release movies, TV shows and live sporting matches all for free might sound too good to be true and that's because they are. These sites exist to make money from users and they do this through fraud, ID theft and hacking.
More than 2m Aussies who use illegal streaming sites say they have had their personal safety compromised online.
The link between pirate sites and cybercrime is clear. People who use these sites are 3x more likely to experience ID theft, fraud or hacking compared with people who only use legal streaming services.
The likelihood of fraud, ID theft or hacking increases dramatically for people who subscribe to illegal streaming services.
75% of all Aussies who subscribe to an illegal streaming service have been impacted by cybercrime. Consumers should never hand over personal details in exchange for access to a free streaming service.
Australians should protect their privacy by only watching film, TV and live sport online from well-known and trusted providers.
The easiest way to find what you want to watch and where it's available is by using a streaming guide app like Flicks or Just Watch.
AIDA Office Bearers
CO-PRESIDENTS
Elizabeth Trotman
elizabeth.trotman@canal-plus.com
Marina Vidakovic
marina.vidakovic@canal-plus.com
TREASURER
Nick Hayes
nick@umbrellaent.com.au
PUBLIC OFFICER
Nicolas Whatson
nicolas.whatson@palace.net.au
Principal Sponsors
