The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has unveiled the first set of nominees for this year's awards, announcing the five films that will compete for Best Documentary.
Screen Australia has announced the final round of documentary funding for the 2018-19 financial year, which sees $3.8 million spread across 18 projects - five under the commissioned program and 13 under the producer program.
Screen Australia has announced that it will cease processing applications for the Producer Equity Program (PEP) for the remainder of the 2018-19 financial year, with funds for the program now exhausted.
More than 250 filmmakers have co-signed an open letter calling for a "radical overhaul" of government policy in order to sustainably support the independent documentary sector now and into the future.
The ABC added feature documentaries 'The Australian Dream', 'Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra' and natural history and science series 'Australia Remastered' to its slate.
In recent years we have seen a radical shake out in the old television broadcast model, writes veteran documentary filmmaker Tom Zubrycki. In this extract from his new Platform Paper, he asks what place will documentary have in this new factual environment.
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has unveiled the 10 feature documentary and factual series finalists that will present at its FACTory International Pitching Forum.
Screen Australia has announced $3.5 million worth of funding for 18 documentaries, including a feature-length project from CJZ about tennis star Jelena Dokic; a portrait of Lion and Beautiful Boy screenwriter Luke Davies; and a 10-part series that will see lawyer and advocate Julian Burnside in conversation with human rights leaders.