Some 13 AFTRS graduates of the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production are set to undertake paid internships across the ABC, BBC Studios, Endemol Shine Australia, EQ Media, Eureka Productions, ITV Studios Australia, SBS, Warner Bros. and WildBear Entertainment.
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has revealed the nominees for next month's awards, while announcing screen journalist David Tiley as the winner of the Stanley Hawes Award for 2022.
Women in the screen industry seeking a pathway to leadership are encouraged to apply for this year's Natalie Miller Fellowship.
A renewed focus on natural history programming has led WildBear Entertainment to appoint wildlife biologist and writer, producer and director Dr Chadden Hunter as an executive producer.
BBC Scotland has commissioned WildBear Entertainment obs-doc 'Scottish Vets Down Under', with the 12 x 30 series also due to air on the ABC.
Two climate change documentaries fronted by Craig Reucassel, a factual entertainment series which looks at public shaming and teetotaller Shaun Micallef’s expose on the effects of alcohol will premiere on the ABC next year.
Discovery Australia has ordered two more seasons of 'Demolition Down Under' and a second season of 'Aussie Mega Mechanics', both from WildBear Entertainment.
Australia's documentary makers are less affected by production shutdowns than most other sectors of the screen industry - apart from the large cohort of animators who are still working remotely.