Jared Nicholson and Ben Lawrence on their documentary Aftermath
Jared himself had unwittingly become a primary subject of Aftermath with his eyes being cleared of the scales of mis/disinformation.…
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Natalia Laska on her tender and gentle documentary The Piano Tuner
Natalia Laska's tender and gentle, yet deeply humorous and charming, documentary The Piano Tuner follows her partner, Martin Tucker as he traipses across Australia, from Hobart to Darwin, tuning p…
Light Sound Art Film calls on Australian filmmakers shooting on celluloid to join new feature documentary The New New Wave
Light Sound Art Film is inviting Australian filmmakers who shoot on 16mm and 35mm film to share their stories and footage for The New New Wave, a feature documentary about the growing movement of film…
40th Anniversary Australian International Documentary Conference to take place in Sydney in March 2027
After 11 successful editions in Melbourne, Victoria, 2027 will mark the 40th year of AIDC’s existence and the first time the event has been hosted in NSW in over 20 years. Taking place from Monday 8 March – Thursday 11 March in Sydney.…
Violence on the Ice: Isaac Elliott on the intensity of his para ice hockey doc Hard as Puck
Broken bones. Smashed egos. Bruised bodies. That's what players of the intense sport of para ice hockey can expect when they strap themselves into the sled and skate out onto the ice, sharp paddl…
Sukundimi Walks Before Me to screen at Sydney Film Festival, trailer released
The Sepik River is the mother line for Papua New Guinea communities. Winding through mountains and rainforests, she is the crucial vertebrae connecting and supporting the region's rare biodiversit…
Floodland director Jordan Giusti & producer Rachel Forbes on capturing the fate of Lismore on screen
Filmmaker Jordan Giusti's Floodland is an impactful documentary that takes audiences to the flood-prone landscape of Lismore, NSW. Thousands of people call the region home, and yet, due to t…
Troy Cassar-Daley on the importance of inviting audiences into his childhood home in A Journey Between the Fires
Troy Cassar-Daley one of Australia’s finest country music songwriters and musicians. He’s a familiar face and voice across the nation, with supporters getting to know him through his music and lyrics.…
Director Lynette Wallworth on expanding her exploration of the death experience with Edge of Life
Collaborative filmmaker and documentarian Lynette Wallworth expands her exploration of the death experience with her latest film Edge of Life. This expansive documentary bridges Western and East…
Ablaze NAIDOC Week Review - An Utterly Essential Documentary About a Lost Slice of Australian Film History
From the vibrant and joyous work from Rachel Perkins, to the breadth of Ivan Sen’s catalogue, and the towering importance of Warwick Thornton’s filmography, and the varied joys of Wayne Blair work, al…
We Are Conjola - Our Fire. Our Story. Watch Via Films for Change Now
Australia’s Black Summer of Bushfire has been well documented and dramatized, however few of these stories are produced and relived by the victims themselves. ‘We are Conjola - Our Fire Our Story’, is…
Inferno Without Borders Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Interview - Addressing the Way Australia Prepares the Environment for Bushfires
Over the 2019/2020 Australian summer period, the world witnessed some of the worst and most devastating bushfires in modern history. A billion animals died in a traumatic event that the nation is stil…