Screen Australia has explained the rationale for the revised guidelines on documentary funding after criticism from the Australian Directors Guild and some filmmakers.
Screen Australia has bowed to industry pressure and agreed to retain the Producer Equity program for funding documentaries.
The world's leading forum for social impact documentary coming to Australia for the first time at the Sydney Opera House, 8 October 2014.
Screen Australia today announced over $1 million investment in three one-off documentaries and one three-part documentary, generating over $4.6 million in production.
Antenna Documentary Film Festival is back, bigger and better than ever, with more films, guests and special events.
ABC TV has commissioned four Western Australian Indigenous filmmakers to create positive and inspirational mini documentary stories encapsulating the theme of Seasons.
Screen Australia will invest more than $2.3 million in 10 documentary projects, which it says will trigger more than $8 million in production.
SBS has commissioned two new documentaries: Tales of the Unexpected and JFK: The Smoking Gun.