SBS will mark NAIDOC Week 2019 (July 7-14) with a raft of programming that celebrates the success and shares the unique stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, starting July 5.
Four Australian films - 'Ladies in Black', 'Gurrumul', 'Breath' and 'Mary Magdalene' - have received nominations for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, to be held in Brisbane in November.
Despite the challenging theatrical market for independent films, Australian feature documentaries are generally performing well at home and some are getting decent exposure in the US and the UK.
While Australian feature documentaries are consistently punching above their weight at home and internationally leading filmmakers say the sector is facing several challenges-
While Disney/Marvel’s 'Avengers: Infinity War' was the dominant title in Australia and around the world last weekend, Aussie distributors launched several films targeted at the non-superhero segment.
Screenwest has secured an industry coup with the appointment of highly awarded documentary film director Paul Damian Williams as its new documentary manager.
Australian feature films and feature documentaries released in cinemas have a very good shot at beating the 2017 calendar year total of $49.4 million, judging by the results for the first five months.