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Six essential things to watch for NAIDOC Week 2021

We're spoilt for choice with all the great Indigenous-created content on TV, but these titles across Netflix, NITV, SBS, ABC…

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Australian documentaries, large scale or intimate, strive for a global market

How do very different companies Wildbear and Southern Pictures respond to the challenge of selling Australian stories to the world?…

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Perth International Film Festival cancels opening night

In response to the latest outbreaks of COVID-19, Revelation Perth International Film Festival have cancelled their opening night, and the…

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My Name is Gulpilil, Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra to premiere on ABC TV

Two of the year's most important and moving documentaries will premiere on the ABC in celebration of NAIDOC Week 2021.

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Screenwest opens funding rounds for documentary and scripted content

Offering millions in funding to WA productions, this is the film body’s first production round for the 2021-2 financial year.

Features

Playing with Sharks: beauty, archives and a life redeemed

Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor story is much more than a toothy adventure. Producer Bettina Dalton muses on hero(ines),…

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First look at the MIFF 2021 program: from Nitram to Zola

MIFF’s 2021 program, running 5-22 August, already boasts a particularly strong showcase of local films, reinforced by some key international…

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Award-winning documentary filmmaker Alex West joins Screen Australia

Screen Australia has a new Head of Documentary in Alex West, bringing with him more than 25 years of practical…

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David Gulpilil celebrated in new Adelaide mural

A striking new piece of public art celebrates the legacy of actor David Gulpilil AM in both the early and…

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Film Review: El Metido (The Meddler) documents a complex addiction

Directed by Australians and filmed in Guatemala, this low-key documentary explores the psychology of a nightcrawler driven to photograph the…

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