'Mountain', the latest documentary from 'Sherpa' director Jen Peedom, will screen at this year's Sydney Film Festival.
The documentary, directed by Sally Aitken and executive produced by Jen Peedom, features the likes of Gillian Armstrong, Eric Bana, Bryan Brown, Russell Crowe, Judy Davis, Nicole Kidman, George Miller, Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Fred Schepisi, War
'David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema' is set to premiere on the ABC this year over three episodes, to be followed by a theatrical cut distributed by Transmission.
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) is calling for applications its its early career mentorship program, ACCESS@AIDC, to be held during the conference next March.
A division of Universal Pictures will distribute Sherpa, Jen Peedom’s feature documentary which chronicles how the Sherpas united in grief and anger to reclaim Mount Everest after an avalanche killed 16 of their members.
Writer-director Jennifer Peedom was in her tent at the base camp at Mount Everest when the avalanche struck last month, killing 16 Nepali guides.
Producer Bridget Ikin sets off for Nepal next week to shoot a feature documentary knowing she has already scaled one mountain: a US studio has bought worldwide rights to Sherpa: In the Shadow of the Mountain.
Screen Australia will invest in seven documentaries including the second series of Go Back to Where You Came From