AIDC 2013: SPAA-ing Partners – documentary definition legislation

Boldly attempting to tackle some of the big policy issues in documentary, the Two Matts from SPAA went the intellectual jelly-wrestle with Alex Sangston, Screen Australia's Producer Offset Senior Mana
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Boldly attempting to tackle some of the big policy issues in documentary, the Two Matts from SPAA went the intellectual jelly-wrestle with Alex Sangston, Screen Australia’s Producer Offset Senior Manager.

This whole story depends on the strange, ridiculous fact that the academic question ‘what is a documentary’ has fallen to lawyers, the courts, and ultimately to legislation.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.