The single documentary is an endangered species in Australia but there are a number of solutions to address the crisis in the documentary industry.
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Queensland-based games projects will now be able to access up to $90,000 in funding as part of the state government's new Games Grants program.
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has overruled Screen Australia's decision to reject Lush House's producer offset application
Screenrights has announced the first three projects it will back via the cultural fund it established earlier this year, which aims to support projects which foster the creation and appreciation of screen content in Australia and New Zealand.
The government's export credit agency has provided a $69,000 loan to pay for Outback Fight Club's post-production
RatPac Entertainment, the Hollywood financing co-venture between Brett Ratner and James Packer, is investing in Mark Hartley's documentary on the once-prodigious filmmakers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.
Screen Australia has bowed to industry pressure and agreed to retain the Producer Equity program for funding documentaries.
Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward's latest feature project, The Seduction, has been selected for the No Borders International Co-Production Market