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BlogsFactual News Julia Scott-Stevenson 16 May 2013
Webdox and the problem with interactive
The Webdox Conference wrapped recently in Belgium, and Sandra Gaudenzi of i-Docs has offered some illuminating thoughts on what the conference demonstrated about the state of the webdoc.
Factual News Eddie Cockrell 7 May 2013
Coming soon: The Gatekeepers
Dror Moreh’s acclaimed documentary The Gatekeepers will screen at cinemas across Australia from Septermber 5.
Factual News Julia Scott-Stevenson 2 May 2013
The NFB goes global
File this one under ‘I want to hug the Canadian National Film Board’. The NFB has announced plans to launch a global online documentary channel.
Factual News Eddie Cockrell 11 Apr 2013
Factual News Eddie Cockrell 9 Apr 2013
Big Star doco to screen at ACMI
Drew DeNicola’s documentary on 1970's American band Big Star will screen in Melbourne from May 26.
Factual News Eddie Cockrell 8 Apr 2013
Screen Australia invests in ABC’s The War That Changed Us
ABC World War I doco, The War That Changed Us has received a funding boost from Screen Australia.
Factual News Eddie Cockrell 25 Mar 2013
Screen Australia announces multi-million dollar doco investment
Screen Australia will put in excess of $2.3 million dollars in 10 non-fiction projects that are estimated to trigger over $8 million in production.
Factual News Eddie Cockrell 20 Mar 2013
Paul Kelly: Stories of Me Wins FCCA Award
Director Ian Darling’s Paul Kelly: Stories of Me won Best Documentary award from the Film Critics Circle of Australia at a ceremony last night at Paddington RSL in Sydney.
Factual News Eddie Cockrell 15 Mar 2013
3D docos pepper IMAX film schedule
The IMAX Melbourne Museum has released their schedule for the period March to June 2013, and a pair of non-fiction films share the spotlight with old and new Hollywood titles.
Factual News Eddie Cockrell 15 Mar 2013
BFI retools documentary funding process
The London-based British Film Institute (BFI) has announced that non-fiction filmmakers seeking funding from the organisation can now do so via twice-yearly pitching sessions.
Factual News Eddie Cockrell 14 Mar 2013
Record-breaking year for local documentary production
Screen Australia has announced the value of domestic non-fiction production for the 2011/12 financial year has broken last year’s record tally.
Factual News Eddie Cockrell 26 Feb 2013
New release: First Position
Director Bess Kargman’s dance doco First Position will step en avant into Australian cinemas from April 11, courtesy of Hopscotch.
Factual News Eddie Cockrell 26 Feb 2013
The Invisible War wins at indie spirit awards
At the Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California on Saturday afternoon, a pair of non-fiction features walked away with awards at the prestigious pre-Oscars event.
Factual News Kylie Boltin 21 Feb 2013
Palestinian director detained at customs
Emad Burnat, the Oscar nominated director of 5 Broken Cameras has been detained by immigration at Los Angeles Airport this week for an hour and a half with his wife and son.
Factual News Kylie Boltin 21 Feb 2013
Ken Burns’ legal issues resolved
The Associated Press today reports that a U.S. magistrate has blocked the City of New York from gaining access to footage shot by Ken Burns’ company, Florentine Films during research for his film The Central Park Five.
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