Daniel King's 'Her Name is Nellie' premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival last Sunday, taking viewers on a journey of understanding in relation to the life of times of his ancestor Nellie Bungil Walker.
Screen Australia, SBS and NITV have announced seven projects from this year’s Digital Originals initiative to receive development funding, with three titles from the group to eventually go into production.
SBS and NITV have unveiled the seven standalone half-hour documentaries that have been commissioned as part of their national Curious Australia initiative.
Impending changes to the regulatory environment could negatively impact the type of stories that are told by documentary filmmakers but the sector's ability to adapt should not be underestimated, according to experts.