Screen Australia’s record spend on adult TV drama in 2017-18 has not come at the expense of support for feature films.
Australian feature films are currently dominating the box office, with exhibitors reporting a "revitalised" audience appetite for local stories. However, both producers and distributors have concerns about being able to actually get Aussie features off the ground in the future, with the Producer Offset slated to fall from 40 to 30 per cent from July.
'Brazen Hussies' celebrates the bold women who ignited a revolutionary chapter in Australian history, the Women's Liberation Movement (1965 -1975). Interweaving freshly uncovered archival footage, personal photographs, memorabilia and lively personal accounts from activists, 'Brazen Hussies' shows us how a daring and diverse group of women joined forces to defy the status quo, demand equality and create profound social change - contributing to one of the greatest social movements of the 20th Century.
After guiding the organisation for 10 years, producer and distributor Sue Maslin will step down as the president of the Natalie Miller Fellowship.
'True Vision' charts the journey of Diana Fisk, whose son Alfie at four months old was diagnosed with Nystagmus – a vision condition caused by an abnormal function in the brain. As Diana researched the condition, words like 'abused' 'bullied' and 'embarrassed' appeared as descriptors of the life children with Nystagmus experience growing up. Determined to provide a better future for Alfie, Diana needed to find someone who understood the challenges she and her family were about to face.
With unprecedented, intimate access to the private life of Courtney Barnett, Danny Cohen's 16mm feature documentary 'Anonymous Club' follows a paradoxically introverted performer and anti-influencer, who, at the height of success, is ready to walk away.
“I agree about not rushing into production until your script is pitch perfect but the agencies must recognise that unless you have Enterprise support (I never have), there is almost no support for producers to do this,” Maslin tells IF.
While the impact of coronavirus on the screen industry has been tough for all, producer Sue Maslin is concerned that the independent documentary sector is falling through the cracks.