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 has announced $1.6 million in production investment funding for seven new documentaries.
Screen Australia today announced over $2.2 million investment in nine documentaries, triggering over $10.6 million in production.
'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.
Documentary filmmakers are getting smarter with the projects they are pitching to Screen Australia, according to Liz Stevens, senior manager for documentary.