Documentary
2021 AACTA Nominations Announced
Australia's Academy reveals all the Awards nominees for film and TV, as well as a date with the Opera House.
Documentary: A love story, by Dr Mitzi Goldman
The co-founder and CEO of Documentary Australia Foundation writes about the twelve Australian documentaries competing for this year's $10,000 prize…
AIDC stays hybrid post pandemic (we hope)
The AIDC goes both virtual and real for 2022, with a model which may endure as the new normal.
Christiaan Van Vuuren gets sincere in Big Deal
Best known for comedy roles, the writer, director and presenter talks about Big Deal, a documentary exposing how donations corrupt…
Film Review: Hating Peter Tatchell is a vital look at LGBTIQ history
Glenn Dunks finds lots to love in this documentary now available in Australia and New Zealand on Netflix.
The death of Ian Dunlop – from outsider to participant in a true ethical journey
Ian Dunlop led a long, energetic life making some of our most important and enduring films. History with a capital…
Oleg Vidov: how an Australian director's film touched the Moscow Film Festival
Oleg Vidov, Russian metinee idol, fugitive and Los Angeles animation distributor, is the subject of Nadia Tass's feature documentary.
Strong Female Lead: An interview with director Tosca Looby
Adopting the archive-only approach of The Final Quarter, Looby and editor Rachel Grierson-Johns created a powerful and enraging one-off doc…
Film Review: Big Deal is a blunt call to action
More informative than flashy, Christiaan Van Vuuren and Craig Reucassel put jokes aside to focus on the all-pervading rot of…
Sheffield DocFest implodes - what happened?
The famed Sheffield DocFest, a key destination for makers and audiences alike, is gritting its teeth against bad, bad press.