'Backburning', a theatrical doco about Midnight Oil, a new collaboration between Rolf de Heer, David Gulpilil and Molly Reynolds, and a ‘companion piece’ to upcoming SBS drama 'Sunshine' are among the 15 latest documentaries to be backed by Screen Australia.
Sarah Barton has tried to champion film and television that advances the rights of people with disabilities since the beginning of her career.
Director Pete Gleeson first came across Coolgardie’s Denver City Hotel – the setting of doco 'Hotel Coolgardie' – around 15 years ago on a visit to the remote West Australian mining town.
The changing screen landscape means broadcasters are looking for creative ways to draw audiences to factual content, and looking for bold “cut through†commissions that help build brand identity.
The message of Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason’s keynote address to the Australian International Documentary Conference was simple: adapt or die.
Jazz musician Alan Hicks has directed just one feature documentary, Keep On Keepin' On, but he’s just won a $50,000 prize.
Frackman is an observational documentary following ordinary Queenslanders caught up in a modern day multinational 'gas rush' to secure and exploit coal seam gas.
A tiger released into the wild by Russian President Vladimir Putin has made its way over the Russian border into Eastern China, causing quite a stir among locals.