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.
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Sally Aitken’s 'Every Little Thing' will follows Jon Bell's 'The Moogai' on the journey from Sundance to SXSW after being added to the latter's Festival Favourites section.
There's a distinctly Antipodean bent to this year's IFFR, from the work of managing director Clare Stewart and selection committee member Michelle Carey, through to last week's opening night film 'Head South', and other selections such as 'Flathead' and 'Paragon'.
SBS queer revisionist dramedy 'While The Men Are Away' will join projects from Europe, South America, South Africa, and the US in the tenth-anniversary edition of the Berlinale Series Market.
The Melbourne International Film Festival has appointed Damien Hodgkinson as its inaugural chief executive officer.
Australia is among the most represented countries outside of the US in the initial line-up for this year's SXSW Film and TV Festival, with Natalie Bailey’s 'Audrey', Jon Bell's 'The Moogai', and Jack Clark and Jim Weir's 'Birdeater' among the films selected.
Writer and director Jon Bell's debut feature 'The Moogai' and Sally Aitken documentary 'Every Little Thing' make up the Australian contingent bound for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.