Pledge Your Support
Make a multi-year pledge to Documentary Australia
Commit to support sustainable filmmaking and help bring important stories to life
Help give Documentary Australia certainty and sustainability to continue to support filmmakers to tell the important stories that generate positive impact. Your multi-year commitment gives Australian documentary makers something incredibly valuable, the confidence to think bigger and go further.
By making a pledge over three or more years, you can help Documentary Australia support ambitious Australian documentary projects and the filmmakers behind them. We have been supporting filmmakers for more than 18 years to tell the stories that matter, shifting the narrative on key social issues and helping create positive change. The best documentaries can take years to make and what filmmakers need most is the confidence that our support will be there. A multi-year pledge to Documentary Australia gives you a way to provide that ongoing support.
By committing a gift over a number of years, you help us plan ahead, and back meaningful projects with confidence.
Why pledge over multiple years?
Your pledge will have greater impact. A predictable, ongoing commitment lets us fund projects at the stages when support matters most.
You will help ensure stronger, longer relationships. You become part of the journey of the films you help bring to life, not just a one-time contributor.
Your flexible giving will spread your generosity over time, at a level that suits you, with the same tax-deductible benefits.
You will be part of real and lasting change.
How it works
- Choose your pledge. Decide on an amount and a term. Most pledges run between two to five years.
- Set your schedule. Give annually, quarterly or monthly. Whatever works best for you.
- See your impact grow. We’ll keep you updated on the work your pledge is helping to support.
Ready to pledge your support?
Join a community of donors committed to the long-term future of Documentary Australia and impact documentary storytelling. Every pledge, at every level, helps ensure important stories continue to be told.
"Our multi-year funding to Documentary Australia helps provide critical sustainability of the documentary ecosystem in Australia. Documentary filmmakers, by reaching our hearts as well as our minds, bring us together, break down misconceptions, and sow the seeds for meaningful change."
Ben Ferris, Ferris Family Foundation
CONTACT US TO LEARN MORE
If you would like to receive more information about the visionary act of making a pledge, please feel free to reach out.
Ruth Molloy | Head of Philantrophy, Partnerships & Communications
[email protected]
Every conversation is confidential, and obligation free.
Thank you.
Help make a difference with documentary
Documentary Australia is a unique not-for-profit that ensures important stories are told, seen and achieve social impact outcomes. Find out how to join our community for powerful change below:
We support documentaries that inspire change across a broad range of issues
Our Programs

Environmental Accelerator
ENVIRONMENT
Documentary Australia is committed to increasing engagement with environmental issues and empowering action to protect the planet, using documentary storytelling as a tool to create change. Launched in November 2022, the Environmental Accelerator amplifies the impact of up to 10 documentary projects over three years to increase awareness and motivating action for the environment.

SHEDOC
WOMEN + GIRLS
SheDoc 2023 will elevate the career of up to six female-identifying filmmakers per year, particularly in key creative roles under-represented by women. Our vision is to provide talented women with resources and support for their professional development in order to help elevate issues relating to women and girls with an emphasis on gender-equity in documentary storytelling.

Impact Producer Program
Documentary Australia launched the Impact Producer Program in 2023 – a new ten-month professional development program that aims to train the next generation of Impact Producers. This program is the first of its kind in Australia, developed in response to the increasingly unmet demand for experienced professionals to undertake this role.

Centralised Indigenous Fellowship
Launched in 2019, the Centralised Indigenous Fellowship aims to create a bespoke career development program for First Nations documentary filmmakers to increase their skills and knowldge and share their stories. This enables a the career advancement of a new generation of Aboriginal screen storytellers and encourages generations that come after them.
We use stories to incite action and create impact on
vital social issues
Annual Impact Report 2024-2025
In FY24-25, Documentary Australia continued its unwavering commitment to leveraging the power of storytelling for social change.
At a time when trust has been eroded and the truth can't always be relied on in mainstream or social media, documentary storytelling is becoming more important than ever. Through a combination of impactful documentaries, strategic partnerships and dedicated donor support, we have made significant strides in advancing our mission.
Our dedicated community of donors play a pivotal role in our success. Your generous support enables us to bring powerful stories to life and to create real impact on the issues that matter most.






