ABC Commercial has inked a pre-sale of Wayne Blair and Nel Minchin's documentary 'Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra' to Swedish public broadcaster SVT, for the SVT2 and SVT Play platforms.
Wayne Blair and Nel Minchin’s 'Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra' has followed up Monday's AACTA Award for Best Documentary with yet another win, claiming the inaugural Change Award at the Adelaide Film Festival.
Firestarter, directed by Wayne Blair and Nel Minchin, marks Bangarra Dance Theatre’s 30th anniversary. Taking us through Bangarra’s birth and spectacular growth, the In Films documentary recognises Bangarra’s founders and tells the story of how three young Aboriginal brothers — Stephen, David and Russell Page — turned the newly born dance group into a First Nations cultural powerhouse.
For the first time ever, Sydney Film Festival will run a summer season during January's Sydney Festival.
Wayne Blair and Nel Minchin's 'Firestarter - The Story of Bangarra' has won Adelaide Film Festival's documentary competition, pocketing a $10,000 cash prize.
Adelaide Film Festival has announced its first five titles as it pushes forward with a physical event in October as originally planned.
The ABC added feature documentaries 'The Australian Dream', 'Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra' and natural history and science series 'Australia Remastered' to its slate.
Create NSW has already achieved its target of an average 50:50 gender split in its screen development and production funding programs by 2020.