Transmission Films will release 'David Stratton: A Cinematic Life' on March 9, and the new trailer promises a film with a biographical bent, as much about Stratton himself as the films that have inspired him.
Screen Australia has unveiled 13 titles that will share in $3.7 million of production funding, with six documentaries to be supported through the Producer Program and seven projects via the Commissioned Program.
'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.
Two Australian productions, Stranger Than Fiction Film's 'David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema' and Endemol Shine Australia's 'MasterChef Australia', are in contention for the 2018 International Emmy Awards.
Screen Producers Australia has announced the mentors for this year's Ones to Watch program, with a selection of the country's leading producers to provide one-on-one guidance to participants throughout the next few months.
Six films will contend this year's AACTA Award for Best Documentary.
Australia's documentary makers are less affected by production shutdowns than most other sectors of the screen industry - apart from the large cohort of animators who are still working remotely.
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.