Australian rock group Mental as Anything and the world of competitive spreadsheet creation are among the subjects of documentaries to be included in the latest round of Screen Australia funding.
Documentaries are known for their potential to affect social change, but at what point does a cause begin to dictate the way a story is told?
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.
First Nations documentary makers in South Australia and the Northern Territory are again being encouraged to apply for the Centralised Indigenous Fellowship program.
Screen Australia and a number of state screen agencies will work together to support a delegation of Australian factual and documentary producers to attend Sunny Side of the Doc.
John Howard has long regarded Sir Robert Menzies, Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, as his political hero.
Screen Australia has released the final guidelines for its new suite of documentary programs, sparking a wave of criticism that little has changed since the draft guidelines were published in September
Five Australian documentaries have been selected to screen at the 27th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), held 19–30 November.