Documentary

Festival a 'big reminder' of why we love cinema
With Sydney Film Festival coming back to life there are plenty of well-curated films amid a program that celebrates documentaries…

Geeta director Emma Macey-Storch wins Australia's newest film award
Geeta follows mother-of-three Geeta Mahor, an acid-attack survivor who now campaigns for law and justice reform around domestic violence.

Bollywood Downunder doco appoints Karin Steininger as editor
The forthcoming documentary will be distributed in ANZ and UK by Forum Films.

When the Camera Stopped Rolling: giving Lilias Fraser the recognition she deserves
Lilias Fraser is a name all Australian film buffs should know – her daughter Jane Castle delivers a fitting tribute…

Danny Cohen on debut Courtney Barnett doco: 'it was like creating visual poetry'
From intimate audio diaries to bombastic tour footage, Danny Cohen worked with musician Courtney Barnett to create the antithesis to…

Want to be a film producer? Meet Maggie Miles
The Paper Planes and Van Diemen's Land producer says: 'It’s just tenacity.'

Frederick Wiseman film retrospective comes to Australia
Ten films are being presented across Sydney and Melbourne as part of a retrospective on US documentarian Frederick Wiseman.

Australia's visionary unionist films revived for Cinema Reborn festival
In the 50s, a small group of Australian filmmakers set out in a custom Kombi Van to document the working…

Hispanic migrants in Victoria – a chat with Our Voices director Diana Páez
Our Voices (Nuestras Voces), premiering at the Spanish Film Festival, is a powerful reflection on the strength and resilience of immigrants.

CinefestOZ Albany program launch
Local talent and stories will be a key focus of the CineFestOZ program in April.