In partnership with Football Australia, Disney+ has commissioned a six-part docuseries following The Matildas, the women’s national soccer team, as they prepare for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 on home soil.
Disney+ has announced its first Australian production in six-part documentary series 'Shipwreck Hunters Australia', from VAM Media and Terra Australis Productions.
Steve Bibb has resigned after four years as head of factual at the ABC, where he oversaw an impressive slate which included War on Waste, Employable Me, Anh’s Brush With Fame, Stargazing Live, Back in Time for Dinner and Hawke: The Larrikin and the Leader.
When Joined Up Films engaged with the assault victims of convicted Claremont serial killer Bradley Robert Edwards for Anthony Barwell's two-part documentary 'Claremont: A Killer Among Us', they interviewed them twice with varying results.
Five documentaries from emerging filmmakers will screen on ABC2 and iview over the next two months as part of the ABC and Screen Australia’s Opening Shot initiative.
A trio of music icons and a legendary racehorse are among the subjects of eight projects to receive $2.3 million in documentary production funding from Screen Australia.
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.
Julie Hanna and Stephen Oliver are headed to the ABC as commissioning editors for the broadcaster's Factual department.