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.
Directed by Johan Gabrielsson, and written and produced by Mark Forstmann, 'Climate Changers' follows acclaimed scientist Tim Flannery as he searches for the missing ingredient in our fight against climate change – leadership.
Documentary Australia CEO Mitzi Goldman ponders whether Jennifer Tiexeira and Camilla Hall’s 'Subject', which explores the life-altering experience of sharing one's life on screen through key participants of documentaries, marks a watershed moment for documentary filmmaking.