Family, racial and sexual identity, history and science are just some of the themes that will be explored in the 13 documentary projects selected under the National Documentary Program and General Documentary Program.
Screen Australia has injected more than $3 million into five production companies
Eight projects have received finance including a feature-length look at the life of Don McAlpine ASC ACS
The public broadcaster has cut programs and staff due to fallen ratings and financial pressures
The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) will receive a $2 million boost in today's Federal Budget as part of a funding package for national collecting institutions.
Film Victoria has announced that the Victorian screen industry has surged ahead in 2007/08, recording its largest production expenditure ever of $262 million.
The Screen Australia Board has approved funding for Animal Kingdom, the first feature film by internationally acclaimed short film writer/director David Michod; among a list of 19 other productions.
Twenty-eight projects have received a funding injection of almost $18 million from Screen Australia