The good news for Australian cinema: Last year ranks as the third biggest ever for Oz films and feature docs released theatrically in the home market
While Australian feature documentaries are consistently punching above their weight at home and internationally leading filmmakers say the sector is facing several challenges-
In recent years we have seen a radical shake out in the old television broadcast model, writes veteran documentary filmmaker Tom Zubrycki. In this extract from his new Platform Paper, he asks what place will documentary have in this new factual environment.
Screen Australia has announced $2 million in production funding for 11 documentary projects, seven through the Documentary Producer Program and four through the Commissioned Program.
Screen Australia expects to support the same number of documentary projects each year despite the proposed scrapping of the Producer Equity Program (PEP).
After 45 years as a documentary filmmaker, Pat Fiske has some simple advice for aspiring practitioners: "Have many strings to your bow if you want to survive."
The Australian International Documentary (AID) group is urging Screen Australia to increase funding of single one-hours and feature documentaries.
Screen Australia’s Indigenous department is contributing $745,000 in production funding to four documentary projects including two for NITV and one for the ABC.