Documentary Australia has released a callout for two new environmental documentary projects to support via the Environmental Accelerator Impact Program.
A screening of Australian documentary Climate Changers in NSW Parliament this week kicked off a panel discussion aimed at encouraging the government to take more urgent climate action or risk missing its net zero target by 2050.
Filmmaker Aprille Asfoura and sustainability and environmental advocate Anna Jane (AJ) Linke will receive mentorship from Documentary Australia as part of its Impact Producer Program.
There is confidence within the documentary sector that its concerns about the genre's omission from last year's streaming regulation models have been heard ahead of the legislation's introduction to parliament.
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.
The documentary sector must remain vigilant of regulatory details and market factors as it continues to navigate changes to financing and distribution models in 2024, Documentary Australia CEO Mitzi Goldman says.
Industry stakeholders are seeking clarification from the Federal Government about the place of documentary in the incoming streaming regulation, after the genre was omitted in the models proposed in the Targeted Consultation Paper.
Nick Barkla’s documentary 'The Healing' explores an equine welfare program that brings traumatised ex-racehorses and traumatised military veterans and first responders together.