Ahead of next week's Australian International Documentary Conference, IF spoke with both local and international decision makers about the current documentary and factual landscape, and the types of projects they're interested in.
Magpie Pictures’ 'Swift Street' will have its world premiere in competition at next month's Canneseries as one of eight global entries in the short-form category.
A retrospective marking the 35 anniversary of Fred Schepisi's 'A Cry in the Dark' and appearances from Deborra-lee Furness and Simon Baker headline this month's Australian International Screen Forum.
George Miller's 'Furiosa: Mad Max Saga' will follow in the footsteps of 2015's 'Mad Max: Fury Road' in premiering at Cannes.
CinefestOZ Albany will host the WA premiere of Kiah Roache-Turner's new horror 'Sting' and the regional premiere of Jordon Prince-Wright’s 'Before Dawn' as part of this year's program.
Ian Darling's Bondi Icebergs documentary 'The Pool' and Will Howarth and Tom McKeith's sci-fi mystery thriller 'In Vitro' will have their world premieres at this year's Sydney Film Festival, to be held June 5-16.
Lorcan Finnegan’s psychological thriller 'The Surfer', starring Nicolas Cage, will have its world premiere at Cannes after being chosen as one of four films for the Midnight Screenings section.
Author Susan Johnson’s memoir, 'Aphrodite’s Breath', will be pitched to leading producers and directors this week after being chosen for the Cannes Film Festival's Shoot the Book! initiative.