Documentary
Feature documentary makers in desperate fight to protect funding
Under new reforms, producers cannot get a tax rebate for production budgets under $1 million. Recent films in this category…
What We're Watching: Quo Vadis, Aida?, Call My Agent! + Bill and Ted
This month, Artshub and Screenhub's picks range from silly to serious, with the critic's pick for Best Foreign Film at…
Meet the new CEO of the Australian International Documentary Conference
AIDC has promoted Natasha Gadd, its own Partnerships and Industries Development Manager, as its new CEO and Creative Director.
Disney comes to ACMI in Australia-first exhibition
'Disney: The Magic of Animation' comes to ACMI in May, bringing over 500 unique Disney artworks to Australia for the…
Flesh After Fifty: challenging stereotypes of ageing females in film
A program of six films resists older women's invisibility. 'Flicks after Fifty' Programmer Kirsten Stevens says finding them was harder…
Three feminist documentaries to watch for International Women's Day
Surfers, scientists and activists shine in these terrific films about Australian women. Be inspired, challenged and informed while you look…
AIDC Zooms into its own inaugural awards program
For the documentary community, The Australian Dream is more than a fine picture suffused with controlled rage from Stan Grant.…
Alex Gibney: 'My films are meant to be agent provocateurs'
Named one of the world's most important documentary filmmakers, Gibney spoke at AIDC this week and shared the techniques and…
Feature doc makers fight back against new funding disaster
No dosh at all for less than a $1m budget. There goes the feature documentary sector, even as conventional TV…
Exit interview: Alice Burgin finds joy in changing future
With a unique overview, Alice Burgin concludes that 'good, good people with the right attitude can make huge amounts of…