Australian TV Drama and Documentary Catalogue - Screen Australia
Australian TV Drama and Documentary Catalogue - Screen Australia
Australian TV Drama and Documentary Catalogue - Screen Australia
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introduction<br />
australia has a robust <strong>and</strong> internationally<br />
renowned documentary industry. Our<br />
documentaries of all lengths cover an<br />
enormous range of topics – the subject<br />
index in the back of this catalogue helps<br />
you navigate through the many titles.<br />
australian documentaries are regularly<br />
selected to screen at local <strong>and</strong> international<br />
festivals, <strong>and</strong> many garner awards each<br />
year. at home, australians enjoy outst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
documentary series on <strong>TV</strong> – late in 2008 the<br />
groundbreaking new indigenous series<br />
First <strong><strong>Australia</strong>n</strong>s (p: rachel Perkins, Darren<br />
Dale) chronicled the birth of our country <strong>and</strong><br />
the collision of two worlds, black <strong>and</strong> white.<br />
australia has produced compelling local<br />
<strong>TV</strong> drama over the past 12 months. The<br />
phenomenal success of drama series<br />
Underbelly, late in 2008, paved the way<br />
for the highly anticipated second series,<br />
Underbelly: A Tale Of Two Cities (p: Greg<br />
Haddrick, Brenda Pam). it set a ratings record<br />
when it debuted to an audience of over 2.5<br />
million.<br />
We hope you enjoy browsing this<br />
comprehensive catalogue, <strong>and</strong> remember<br />
… you can find australian <strong>TV</strong> drama <strong>and</strong><br />
documentaries back to 1980 on our online<br />
database:<br />
www.screenaustralia.gov.au/films<br />
recent screenings highlights:<br />
rOTTerDaM iNTerNaTiONal FilM FeSTiVal 2009<br />
Not Quite Hollywood (d: Mark Hartley)<br />
SUNDaNCe FilM FeSTiVal 2009<br />
Lessons from the Night (d: adrian Francis)<br />
iNTerNaTiONal DOCUMeNTarY FeSTiVal OF<br />
aMSTerDaM (iDFa) 2008<br />
In My Father’s Country (d: Tom Murray)<br />
Solo (d: David Michod, Jen Peedom)<br />
Skin (d: rhys Graham)<br />
Twelve Canoes (d: Molly reynolds,<br />
rolf de Heer)<br />
Indonesia Calling (d: Joris ivens)<br />
SHeFFielD DOC/FeST 2008<br />
Beyond Our Ken (d: luke Walker, Melissa<br />
Maclean)<br />
Dominick Dunne: After the Party<br />
(d: Kirsty de Garis, Timothy Jolley)<br />
A Northern Town (d: rachel l<strong>and</strong>ers)<br />
Heart (d: amy Gebhardt)<br />
Solo (d: David Michod, Jen Peedom)<br />
<strong>and</strong> awards:<br />
Mawson – Life <strong>and</strong> Death in Antarctica<br />
– Malcolm McDonald awarded Best<br />
Director at the Jules Verne adventure Film<br />
Festival, la, October 2008<br />
Not Quite Hollywood – australian Film<br />
institute 2008 Best <strong>Documentary</strong> award<br />
MarCH 2009 aUSTraliaN <strong>TV</strong> DraMa & DOCUMeNTarY 3
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