The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia has begun its exciting future as an independent statutory authority, with the aim of increasing Australian public access to preserved moving images and sound recordings.
Following the world-wide success of Ten Canoes, the Yolngu people of Ramingining in Arnhem Land offer the world a more in depth view of their society and culture with the launch of the 12 Canoes website on September 8.
From the big screen to the web, the Yolngu people of Ramingining now have a place on the Internet following the launch of the 12 Canoes website, 12canoes.com.au, today.
12canoes.com.au, the new website from Arnhem Land's Ramingining community together with filmmakers Molly Reynolds and Rolf de Heer has had visitors from 128 countries covering all 5 continents since going live on September 8.
Integral to the telling of so many screen stories, David Gulpilil, now nearing the end of his life, generously shares his own story in 'My Name is Gulpilil'.
From 'Walkabout', 'Storm Boy', 'Crocodile Dundee' and 'Rabbit Proof Fence', to 'Australia', 'The Proposition' and 'Charlie's Country', the work of David Gulpilil forms a throughline in Australian modern cinema. Knowing that his career has touched Australians across generations, distributor ABCG Films wanted to ensure documentary 'My Name Is Gulpilil' was accessible and could reach audiences across the country.
Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) has revealed the participants in its AFF Youth Program, naming the nine jurors for its youth screening initiative and the 21 finalists in the Statewide Schools Filmmaking Competition.
Six films are set to vie for this year's AACTA Award for Best Documentary, with voting for the winner open from today until August 2.