Bernadine Lim, the executive producer of SBS's 'Dateline' will join Screen Australia as head of documentary on November 8, succeeding Liz Stevens who departed in August after 10 years as senior manager of documentary.
Documentaries examining the aftermath of the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, Australia’s frontier conflicts and race and identity through the prism of former AFL star Adam Goodes are being funded by Screen Australia in one of the final funding rounds overseen by Liz Stevens.
Screen Australia is searching for a head of documentary following the resignation of Liz Stevens, who has served as senior manager for documentary since the agency was created in 2008.
Screen Australia and News Digital Networks Australia’s whimn.com.au today announced the five recipients of the second series of Doco180. With a maximum 180 seconds, the winners must create documentaries designed to make viewers ‘do a 180’ on topics important to Australian women.
New seasons of the ABC’s 'War on Waste' and SBS’s 'Go Back to Where You Came From' are among the seven latest documentary projects to receive production investment from Screen Australia.
Documentary filmmakers are getting smarter with the projects they are pitching to Screen Australia, according to Liz Stevens, senior manager for documentary.
'Backburning', a theatrical doco about Midnight Oil, a new collaboration between Rolf de Heer, David Gulpilil and Molly Reynolds, and a ‘companion piece’ to upcoming SBS drama 'Sunshine' are among the 15 latest documentaries to be backed by Screen Australia.
Screen Australia has announced $1.6 million in production investment funding for seven new documentaries.