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AIDC 2013: the true resurgence of the independent documentary

Documentary subsumed by brilliantly crafted formulaic factual programs? The Doc Week and F4 programs around the AIDC tell us the future is anything but a parade of same old, same old - with plenty of

11 Mar 2013 12:00

Kate Rogers

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Documentary subsumed by brilliantly crafted formulaic factual programs? The Doc Week and F4 programs around the AIDC tell us the future is anything but a parade of same old, same old – with plenty of hard evidence about change.

Part One – the F4 Program:

A tuna industry runs rampant in Papua New Guinea, South African racing pigeons fly home, a friendship is formed through a Tasmanian detention centre, and 120 sheep go missing in the French Alps – welcome to F4 2013!

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Kate Rogers

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Kate Rogers is a filmmaker currently completing the final year of her Masters in Film and Television, specialising in Documentary, at the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne University.