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.
Blackfella Films' 'Black B*tch' (working title), a six-part drama for the ABC, revolving around high stakes ambition, betrayal and treachery in the nation’s capital, started shooting today.
Create NSW and the ABC have unveiled the recipients of $445,000 in production and development funding, spanning across three different drama initiatives.
Publishing and media doyenne Ita Buttrose has been confirmed as the new chair of the ABC.
With the exception of flagship serials 'Home and Away' and 'Neighbours', for the last few years, long-form adult drama has all but disappeared from our screens, replaced by high budget, short-run shows.
The influence of arts patron, collector and philanthropist John Kaldor on contemporary Australian art will explored in a new documentary backed by Create NSW and the ABC, the third project in the organisations' three-year Documentary Feature Fund joint initiative.
Steve Bibb has resigned after four years as head of factual at the ABC, where he oversaw an impressive slate which included War on Waste, Employable Me, Anh’s Brush With Fame, Stargazing Live, Back in Time for Dinner and Hawke: The Larrikin and the Leader.