Comedian and actress Celeste Barber hosts 'The Way We Wore', a three part documentary series for the ABC that explores the evolution and significance of Australian fashion.
Actress Isla Fisher, director Zak Hilditch, producer Judi Levine, and filmmaker Julia Redwood will make up the jury for next week's CinefestOZ Film Festival.
Director Jennifer Peedom’s follows her record-breaking documentary 'Mountain' with 'River', again created in collaboration with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and narrated by Willem Dafoe.
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.
For Playground Films owner and director David Barker, there are many industry opportunities to discuss the business of filmmaking - less so the art of filmmaking. To help redress this, Playground has launched Helm, a program of monthly film screenings 'for directors, by directors'.
Six films will contend this year's AACTA Award for Best Documentary.
A new feature film from Baz Luhrmann, set in a small Australian country town, is among the 18 recent projects to receive story development funding from Screen Australia.
Disney's The Jungle Book also continues its charmed run at the Australian box office, dropping only four percent over the weekend to pull in $5.7 million. Jon Favreau's film is about to crack $20 million overall, at 304 locations across the country.