The moment when Screen Australia puts a new set of guidelines out for discussion tends to focus the sector’s hopes and paranoia on one document.
In this context, the response of the documentary community to the latest proposal seems to be pretty mild. The real problem is not structure or priorities but the simple lack of money. While the agency is trapped around the $16m/year mark for documentaries, a new generation has arrived, the diversity of acknowledged creative people increases, and the demand for blue chip spectaculars continues to grow.
