Shane Warne.
Fourteen documentary projects – spanning a feature film about Shane Warne, a Vr project that traverses the historical expedition of Ernest Shackleton, to a short about Australia’s femme and butch scene in the 1950s – will share in $2.1 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
Twelve projects funded through the Producer Program, and two through the Commissioned Program.
Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim said,:“This is an exciting lineup of projects telling uniquely Australian stories across science, social issues, modern legends and even big cats, through different formats and media. It’s fantastic to support three co-productions which open up the teams to international opportunities in financing as well as audience reach.”
“The past few months have presented several challenges for the sector but it’s been great to see that many documentary projects have been able to continue production in some form, and we’re...
Fourteen documentary projects – spanning a feature film about Shane Warne, a Vr project that traverses the historical expedition of Ernest Shackleton, to a short about Australia’s femme and butch scene in the 1950s – will share in $2.1 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
Twelve projects funded through the Producer Program, and two through the Commissioned Program.
Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim said,:“This is an exciting lineup of projects telling uniquely Australian stories across science, social issues, modern legends and even big cats, through different formats and media. It’s fantastic to support three co-productions which open up the teams to international opportunities in financing as well as audience reach.”
“The past few months have presented several challenges for the sector but it’s been great to see that many documentary projects have been able to continue production in some form, and we’re...
- 6/3/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘The Eulogy’.
Director and producer Janine Hosking will be honoured with the Stanley Hawes Award, which recognises outstanding contribution to the Australian documentary sector, at next week’s Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc).
Hosking’s documentary films include My Khmer Heart, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award, Ganja Queen and feature documentary Mademoiselle and The Doctor. Her feature documentary 35 Letters won Best Documentary at the 2014 Sydney Film Festival, and her most recent project, The Eulogy, was last year nominated for an Aacta Award.
The award will be presented to Hosking during the conference’s Monday morning opening address.
“I had no idea that Aidc was considering me for this award, so it comes as a complete surprise,” said Hosking.
“As those in the industry know, the documentary landscape has become increasingly challenging so I deeply appreciate that my work as an Indie filmmaker is being acknowledged with this award.
Director and producer Janine Hosking will be honoured with the Stanley Hawes Award, which recognises outstanding contribution to the Australian documentary sector, at next week’s Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc).
Hosking’s documentary films include My Khmer Heart, which was shortlisted for an Academy Award, Ganja Queen and feature documentary Mademoiselle and The Doctor. Her feature documentary 35 Letters won Best Documentary at the 2014 Sydney Film Festival, and her most recent project, The Eulogy, was last year nominated for an Aacta Award.
The award will be presented to Hosking during the conference’s Monday morning opening address.
“I had no idea that Aidc was considering me for this award, so it comes as a complete surprise,” said Hosking.
“As those in the industry know, the documentary landscape has become increasingly challenging so I deeply appreciate that my work as an Indie filmmaker is being acknowledged with this award.
- 2/27/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
(L-r) James Bradley and artist Jiawei Shen.
Editor, producer and director James Bradley will receive the Stanley Hawes Award, which recognises outstanding contribution to the Australian documentary sector, at the Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) next week.
Bradley’s editing credits include Rachel Perkins’ first feature Radiance and documentaries Whispering in Our Hearts, Dhakiyarr vs The King, Mr Patterns, 5 Seasons, In My Father’s Country, First Australians, art + soul and Occupation: Native.
Bradley shared the 1994 AFI Best Documentary Award for 50 Years Of Silence and won the 2005 AFI Non-Feature Editing Award for Mr Patterns.
His work as producer includes Sonja Dare’s comedic documentary Destiny In Alice, Ochre and Ink, which he wrote, co‐produced and directed, and Blown Away, which he co-produced and edited.
Over his career he has taught at Metro Screen, Western Sydney University, Aftrs and Macquarie University, and was a regular mentor at workshops for the Screen Australia Indigenous department.
Editor, producer and director James Bradley will receive the Stanley Hawes Award, which recognises outstanding contribution to the Australian documentary sector, at the Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) next week.
Bradley’s editing credits include Rachel Perkins’ first feature Radiance and documentaries Whispering in Our Hearts, Dhakiyarr vs The King, Mr Patterns, 5 Seasons, In My Father’s Country, First Australians, art + soul and Occupation: Native.
Bradley shared the 1994 AFI Best Documentary Award for 50 Years Of Silence and won the 2005 AFI Non-Feature Editing Award for Mr Patterns.
His work as producer includes Sonja Dare’s comedic documentary Destiny In Alice, Ochre and Ink, which he wrote, co‐produced and directed, and Blown Away, which he co-produced and edited.
Over his career he has taught at Metro Screen, Western Sydney University, Aftrs and Macquarie University, and was a regular mentor at workshops for the Screen Australia Indigenous department.
- 2/27/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘From Prison to Prime Minister’.
The Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) has unveiled the 10 feature documentary and factual series finalists that will present at its FACTory International Pitching Forum.
Producer and director teams will pitch each project to an assembled group of top-level buyers, commissioners, and distributors at Federation Square’s Deakin Edge Auditorium, receiving expert industry feedback and potentially sealing financing deals on the spot. The live forum, to be held March 5, is open to all Aidc delegates and the public.
The full list of finalists:
29 Years Eight Days
An intimate portrait of internationally renowned Australian artist Matt Doust, who died suddenly from an epileptic fit in 2013.
Director: Matt de Koning
Producer, Co-Director: Brooke Silcox
Executive Producer: Ian Hale
(Australia)
A Place To Stand
A deeply personal journey investigating how violence manifests in relationships, families, and communities, by seeking to uncover the secrets surrounding a horrific tragedy.
Director: Tess Hutson...
The Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) has unveiled the 10 feature documentary and factual series finalists that will present at its FACTory International Pitching Forum.
Producer and director teams will pitch each project to an assembled group of top-level buyers, commissioners, and distributors at Federation Square’s Deakin Edge Auditorium, receiving expert industry feedback and potentially sealing financing deals on the spot. The live forum, to be held March 5, is open to all Aidc delegates and the public.
The full list of finalists:
29 Years Eight Days
An intimate portrait of internationally renowned Australian artist Matt Doust, who died suddenly from an epileptic fit in 2013.
Director: Matt de Koning
Producer, Co-Director: Brooke Silcox
Executive Producer: Ian Hale
(Australia)
A Place To Stand
A deeply personal journey investigating how violence manifests in relationships, families, and communities, by seeking to uncover the secrets surrounding a horrific tragedy.
Director: Tess Hutson...
- 1/29/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Sandra Sdraulig..
Critical to the ongoing growth of the screen sector is supporting leadership roles for women, says the Natalie Miller Fellowship.s Sandra Sdraulig.
Chair of the Adelaide Film Festival and former Film Victoria CEO, Sdraulig heads the Nmf's Brilliant Careers Leadership Program, which kicks off today with a conference at Melbourne.s Rmit University. Funded through Screen Australia.s Gender Matters, it aims to arm women with leadership skills.
.If you.re ignoring untapped creative talent, and leadership potential of women, then you.re really underutilising an incredibly skilled workforce,. Sdraulig told If..
.There is no question that there are a lot of very skilled women in a lot of different areas in the industry. Part of the issue is they.re not getting access to either making films or occupying key decision-making positions within their organisations...
The effect goes beyond employment statistics: those who get the chance...
Critical to the ongoing growth of the screen sector is supporting leadership roles for women, says the Natalie Miller Fellowship.s Sandra Sdraulig.
Chair of the Adelaide Film Festival and former Film Victoria CEO, Sdraulig heads the Nmf's Brilliant Careers Leadership Program, which kicks off today with a conference at Melbourne.s Rmit University. Funded through Screen Australia.s Gender Matters, it aims to arm women with leadership skills.
.If you.re ignoring untapped creative talent, and leadership potential of women, then you.re really underutilising an incredibly skilled workforce,. Sdraulig told If..
.There is no question that there are a lot of very skilled women in a lot of different areas in the industry. Part of the issue is they.re not getting access to either making films or occupying key decision-making positions within their organisations...
The effect goes beyond employment statistics: those who get the chance...
- 2/23/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
'Vitamania' (Photo: Harry Panagiotidis).
Screen Australia has announced $1.6 million in production investment funding for seven new documentaries. Among them is.Storm Rider,.the first Vr project the agency's documentary unit has funded. The funding comes through its Documentary Producer and Commissioned programs..
.Funding such a broad range of projects from both established and emerging talent points to a promising future for our local documentary industry," said senior manager of documentary, Liz Stevens.
"Australians are passionate documentarians and we are confident these projects will offer Australian and international audiences important, entertaining insights into our world."
The successful projects are:
Princess Pictures. My Year 7 Life for ABC Me, which follows the lives of 16 children as they transition from primary school to high school. From the same team behind My Year 12 Life, which airs in February 2017, this series will be composed of self-shot .vlogs.. This project has also received Film Victoria funding. Vitamania...
Screen Australia has announced $1.6 million in production investment funding for seven new documentaries. Among them is.Storm Rider,.the first Vr project the agency's documentary unit has funded. The funding comes through its Documentary Producer and Commissioned programs..
.Funding such a broad range of projects from both established and emerging talent points to a promising future for our local documentary industry," said senior manager of documentary, Liz Stevens.
"Australians are passionate documentarians and we are confident these projects will offer Australian and international audiences important, entertaining insights into our world."
The successful projects are:
Princess Pictures. My Year 7 Life for ABC Me, which follows the lives of 16 children as they transition from primary school to high school. From the same team behind My Year 12 Life, which airs in February 2017, this series will be composed of self-shot .vlogs.. This project has also received Film Victoria funding. Vitamania...
- 1/18/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Stanley Hawes.
The Australian International Documentary Conference's 30th anniversary edition will take place in Melbourne from March 5-8 next year.
Aidc will again be held at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (Acmi) in Melbourne, with the full program to be unveiled November 8..
Entries are now open for The Documentary Australia Foundation (Daf) Impact Strategy Hack and The Stanley Hawes Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Documentary Sector.
The Daf Impact Strategy Hack is the centrepiece of Aidc 2017.s Impact Day, devoted to documentary media with a change and advocacy agenda. Now in its second year, the event brings together international advisors with a focus on providing documentary teams with a pathway to a solid impact campaign strategy..
Filmmakers keen to participate are invited to submit their films for consideration. Entries close November 11.
Aidc is also seeking nominations for the 2017 Stanley Hawes Award, presented annually in recognition of an...
The Australian International Documentary Conference's 30th anniversary edition will take place in Melbourne from March 5-8 next year.
Aidc will again be held at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (Acmi) in Melbourne, with the full program to be unveiled November 8..
Entries are now open for The Documentary Australia Foundation (Daf) Impact Strategy Hack and The Stanley Hawes Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Documentary Sector.
The Daf Impact Strategy Hack is the centrepiece of Aidc 2017.s Impact Day, devoted to documentary media with a change and advocacy agenda. Now in its second year, the event brings together international advisors with a focus on providing documentary teams with a pathway to a solid impact campaign strategy..
Filmmakers keen to participate are invited to submit their films for consideration. Entries close November 11.
Aidc is also seeking nominations for the 2017 Stanley Hawes Award, presented annually in recognition of an...
- 10/16/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Victorian documentary maker Sonya Pemberton has won the 2016 Stanley Hawes Award at the opening of the Australian International Documentary Conference.
More than 550 delegates from the documentary and factual screen content industry have come together at the Australian Centre for Moving Image in Melbourne for a program of 55 sessions, screenings and networking events from February 28 to March 2.
The Sanley Hawes Award is presented annually to a person or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to the documentary sector in Australia over a recognised period of time..
Pemberton receives the award for her extensive work producing documentary science programs on important social issues.
According to an Aidc statement, the award is an encouraging reflection of Aidc 2016.s attendance-by-gender split.
Fifty per cent of speakers, 59 per cent of decision makers and 55 per cent of overall delegates at this year.s conference are women.
Aidc Co-Chair Karena Slaninka said Sonya.s extensive...
More than 550 delegates from the documentary and factual screen content industry have come together at the Australian Centre for Moving Image in Melbourne for a program of 55 sessions, screenings and networking events from February 28 to March 2.
The Sanley Hawes Award is presented annually to a person or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to the documentary sector in Australia over a recognised period of time..
Pemberton receives the award for her extensive work producing documentary science programs on important social issues.
According to an Aidc statement, the award is an encouraging reflection of Aidc 2016.s attendance-by-gender split.
Fifty per cent of speakers, 59 per cent of decision makers and 55 per cent of overall delegates at this year.s conference are women.
Aidc Co-Chair Karena Slaninka said Sonya.s extensive...
- 2/29/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Sonya Pemberton.s Uranium — Twisting the Dragon.s Tail won three prizes at the 2015 Atom Awards presented in Melbourne on Thursday night.
The Genepool Productions documentary, which chronicles the cultural, scientific and natural history of uranium, was lauded as best documentary- history, TV factual series and best documentary — science, technology and the environment.
Director Maya Newell and producer Charlotte Mars. Gayby Baby was named best documentary-general at the awards for tertiary and general/open categories held at Lux Melbourne on Chapel Street, hosted by Brian Nankervis from RocKwiz.
Best documentary- biography went to Remembering the Man, Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe.s. film on Tim Conigrave and John Caleo, whose story was told in Neil Armfield.s Holding the Man.
Gillian Armstrong.s Women He.s Undressed, produced by Damien Parer, was best documentary - arts.
Best docudrama was The War That Changed Us, which chronicled how WW1 impacted the soldiers and their families,...
The Genepool Productions documentary, which chronicles the cultural, scientific and natural history of uranium, was lauded as best documentary- history, TV factual series and best documentary — science, technology and the environment.
Director Maya Newell and producer Charlotte Mars. Gayby Baby was named best documentary-general at the awards for tertiary and general/open categories held at Lux Melbourne on Chapel Street, hosted by Brian Nankervis from RocKwiz.
Best documentary- biography went to Remembering the Man, Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe.s. film on Tim Conigrave and John Caleo, whose story was told in Neil Armfield.s Holding the Man.
Gillian Armstrong.s Women He.s Undressed, produced by Damien Parer, was best documentary - arts.
Best docudrama was The War That Changed Us, which chronicled how WW1 impacted the soldiers and their families,...
- 11/26/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Documentary filmmaker Sonya Pemberton and post production maven John Fleming are the latest recipients of the Film Victoria Screen Leader Awards.
The agency also announced the creation of two awards for a director and screenwriter in 2016, honouring Fred Schepisi and Jan Sardi.
The Film Victoria — Fred Schepisi Award for Achievement in Directing salutes the director, producer and screenwriter who made his name with The Devil.s Playground and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith.
Among his stellar credits are Iceman, Barbarosa, Plenty, Roxanne, Six Degrees of Separation, Iq, Evil Angels, Last Orders, The Eye of the Storm and Words and Pictures.
The Film Victoria — Jan Sardi Award for Achievement in Screenwriting recognises the achievements of the screenwriter whose first feature was Moving Out in 1983, followed by such works as the Academy Award-nominated screenplay for Shine, Love.s Brother, Mao.s Last Dancer and, most recently, the ABC miniseries The Secret River,...
The agency also announced the creation of two awards for a director and screenwriter in 2016, honouring Fred Schepisi and Jan Sardi.
The Film Victoria — Fred Schepisi Award for Achievement in Directing salutes the director, producer and screenwriter who made his name with The Devil.s Playground and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith.
Among his stellar credits are Iceman, Barbarosa, Plenty, Roxanne, Six Degrees of Separation, Iq, Evil Angels, Last Orders, The Eye of the Storm and Words and Pictures.
The Film Victoria — Jan Sardi Award for Achievement in Screenwriting recognises the achievements of the screenwriter whose first feature was Moving Out in 1983, followed by such works as the Academy Award-nominated screenplay for Shine, Love.s Brother, Mao.s Last Dancer and, most recently, the ABC miniseries The Secret River,...
- 10/5/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Documentaries on the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, mining uranium and road train drivers traversing the Outback have received funding from Screen Australia.
Other recipients of the International Documentary Program are a second series of ABC-tv.s Redesign My Brain and Death or Liberty, an account of how political radicals exiled to Australia in the 19th century helped to create the world's first true democracy.
All told the agency is investing more than $1.7 million in the five projects, triggering more than $6.8 million worth of production.
.With two single-hour projects, two series and a feature-length project funded this round, it is a strong and diverse finish for the end of the financial year,. said Liz Stevens, Screen Australia senior manager documentary.
.In addition, working with international partners is a great way to grow the pie for Australian producers. These producers will work with American, Irish, English and German broadcasters on some exceptional programs.
Other recipients of the International Documentary Program are a second series of ABC-tv.s Redesign My Brain and Death or Liberty, an account of how political radicals exiled to Australia in the 19th century helped to create the world's first true democracy.
All told the agency is investing more than $1.7 million in the five projects, triggering more than $6.8 million worth of production.
.With two single-hour projects, two series and a feature-length project funded this round, it is a strong and diverse finish for the end of the financial year,. said Liz Stevens, Screen Australia senior manager documentary.
.In addition, working with international partners is a great way to grow the pie for Australian producers. These producers will work with American, Irish, English and German broadcasters on some exceptional programs.
- 4/22/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Great Gatsby dominated. Aacta.s technical and short films awards today, collecting gongs in all six craft categories for which it was nominated, plus the Aacta award for outstanding achievement in visual effects.
The co-production Top of the Lake bagged two TV trophies while Matchbox Pictures. Nowhere Boys, created by Tony Ayres, was named best children.s TV series.
The TV documentary prize went to Redesign My Brain, which explores the revolutionary new science of brain plasticity, written and directed by Paul Scott and produced by Isabel Perez and Scott for ABC TV.
Writer-director Nick Verso's The Last Time I Saw Richard, produced by John Molloy, was honoured as best short fiction film. Developed and funded through Screen Australia.s Springboard program, the short is a prequel to the upcoming feature film Boys In The Trees, tracing the friendship between two teenagers in a mental health clinic in...
The co-production Top of the Lake bagged two TV trophies while Matchbox Pictures. Nowhere Boys, created by Tony Ayres, was named best children.s TV series.
The TV documentary prize went to Redesign My Brain, which explores the revolutionary new science of brain plasticity, written and directed by Paul Scott and produced by Isabel Perez and Scott for ABC TV.
Writer-director Nick Verso's The Last Time I Saw Richard, produced by John Molloy, was honoured as best short fiction film. Developed and funded through Screen Australia.s Springboard program, the short is a prequel to the upcoming feature film Boys In The Trees, tracing the friendship between two teenagers in a mental health clinic in...
- 1/28/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
First Footprints, Jabbed, Fallout and Once My Mother were among the winners of the 2013 Ipaf Atom awards presented in Melbourne on Thursday night.
Founded in 1982 and voted by members of the Australian Teachers of Media, the awards recognise film and media excellence in the education and screen industry sectors.
There were more than 600 entries from Australian and New Zealand media producers in 29 categories. The event was hosted by Brian Nankervis from RocKwiz. The Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation (Ipaf) was the naming sponsor this year.
Martin Butler and Bentley Dean.s First Footprints, which tells how the first Australians adapted, migrated, fought and created in dramatically changing environments, was named best documentary, general.
Sonya Pemberton.s Jabbed, which poses the questions how do you decide whether to vaccinate or not, and what are the risks?, took the award for best docu, science, technology and the environment.
Lawrence Johnston.s Fallout, which...
Founded in 1982 and voted by members of the Australian Teachers of Media, the awards recognise film and media excellence in the education and screen industry sectors.
There were more than 600 entries from Australian and New Zealand media producers in 29 categories. The event was hosted by Brian Nankervis from RocKwiz. The Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation (Ipaf) was the naming sponsor this year.
Martin Butler and Bentley Dean.s First Footprints, which tells how the first Australians adapted, migrated, fought and created in dramatically changing environments, was named best documentary, general.
Sonya Pemberton.s Jabbed, which poses the questions how do you decide whether to vaccinate or not, and what are the risks?, took the award for best docu, science, technology and the environment.
Lawrence Johnston.s Fallout, which...
- 11/29/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Sonya Pemberton.s documentary Jabbed: love, fear and vaccines drew a sizable audience on Sbs last month and now a Us version is in the works.
The writer-director-producer is working with Tangled Bank Studios (the film production arm of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute) to create a one hour version of the program for PBS's 9 pm Nova slot.
Jabbed followed Pemberton, an Emmy award winner, as she roamed the globe to investigate the real science behind vaccinations and epidemics and the cost of opting out. She interviewed vaccine makers, alternative healers, psychologists, anthropologists and parents, posing the question, .What would you do to protect the ones you love? "
It was the first feature documentary produced by Genepool Productions formed in 2011 by Pemberton and executive producers Michael Cordell and Nick Murray of Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder Productions.
"Jabbed is Sbs's most successful commissioned single documentary in recent history, starting a remarkable national conversation around vaccination,...
The writer-director-producer is working with Tangled Bank Studios (the film production arm of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute) to create a one hour version of the program for PBS's 9 pm Nova slot.
Jabbed followed Pemberton, an Emmy award winner, as she roamed the globe to investigate the real science behind vaccinations and epidemics and the cost of opting out. She interviewed vaccine makers, alternative healers, psychologists, anthropologists and parents, posing the question, .What would you do to protect the ones you love? "
It was the first feature documentary produced by Genepool Productions formed in 2011 by Pemberton and executive producers Michael Cordell and Nick Murray of Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder Productions.
"Jabbed is Sbs's most successful commissioned single documentary in recent history, starting a remarkable national conversation around vaccination,...
- 6/21/2013
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia will invest more than $2.3 million in 10 documentary projects, which it says will trigger more than $8 million in production.
Screen Australia.s documentary manager Liz Stevens said: .It.s very encouraging to see so many projects with solid international deals in this round. Australian producers are creating good opportunities in the international marketplace with strong stories, know-how and support from domestic broadcasters and Screen Australia . it.s a great collaboration. In the domestic arena the National Documentary Program continues to fund significant Australian stories that will resonate with Australian audiences..
National Documentary Program
Afghanistan: The Australian War 3 x 55 mins Essential Media and Entertainment Pty Ltd Producer Alan Erson Writer/Director Victoria Midwinter-Pitt Sales Agent ABC Commercial Broadcaster ABC TV Synopsis The complete story of Australia.s longest and most expensive modern war told by the generation of Australians who fought it, those who ordered it, our allies and enemies.
Screen Australia.s documentary manager Liz Stevens said: .It.s very encouraging to see so many projects with solid international deals in this round. Australian producers are creating good opportunities in the international marketplace with strong stories, know-how and support from domestic broadcasters and Screen Australia . it.s a great collaboration. In the domestic arena the National Documentary Program continues to fund significant Australian stories that will resonate with Australian audiences..
National Documentary Program
Afghanistan: The Australian War 3 x 55 mins Essential Media and Entertainment Pty Ltd Producer Alan Erson Writer/Director Victoria Midwinter-Pitt Sales Agent ABC Commercial Broadcaster ABC TV Synopsis The complete story of Australia.s longest and most expensive modern war told by the generation of Australians who fought it, those who ordered it, our allies and enemies.
- 3/21/2013
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Sbs has commissioned two new documentaries: Tales of the Unexpected and JFK: The Smoking Gun.
Sbs director of TV and online content, Tony Iffland, said both documentaries "demonstrate how we want to challenge and entertain viewers with compelling Australian-produced content.. Both are international co-productions and will be shown on Sbs later this year.
The three-part science series Tales of the Unexpected will take a contemporary, counter-intuitive and sometimes controversial approach, turning what is commonly known about a particular subject, upside down. Through science, each film presents a new take on old ideas and reopens subjects usually considered closed. The series is produced by Emmy Award-winning director Sonya Pemberton.
The 90-minute JFK: The Smoking Gun delves into the mystery surrounding the death of American president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and is produced by Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder/Muse Entertainment. November 22, 2013, will mark the fiftieth anniversary since JFK's assasination. One of Australia.s most experienced investigative detectives,...
Sbs director of TV and online content, Tony Iffland, said both documentaries "demonstrate how we want to challenge and entertain viewers with compelling Australian-produced content.. Both are international co-productions and will be shown on Sbs later this year.
The three-part science series Tales of the Unexpected will take a contemporary, counter-intuitive and sometimes controversial approach, turning what is commonly known about a particular subject, upside down. Through science, each film presents a new take on old ideas and reopens subjects usually considered closed. The series is produced by Emmy Award-winning director Sonya Pemberton.
The 90-minute JFK: The Smoking Gun delves into the mystery surrounding the death of American president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and is produced by Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder/Muse Entertainment. November 22, 2013, will mark the fiftieth anniversary since JFK's assasination. One of Australia.s most experienced investigative detectives,...
- 3/21/2013
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
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