18 10 2017 - Media release Sidney Nolan, Afghan rock music and our rainbow pioneers
Photo of Sir Sidney Nolan Michel Lawrence
Screen Australia has announced funding for five documentaries through the Documentary Producer program. The projects include a portrait of celebrated Australian artist Sir Sidney Nolan; life as an elder of the LGBTQI community; the story of the first national women's rugby league team from Papua New Guinea (PNG); and a look at the disconnect between education and culture as told through the eyes of children from Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.
Screen Australia's Senior Manager of Documentary, Liz Stevens, noted this round is testament to the department's commitment to diversity. From Afghanistan to Alice Springs to Papua New Guinea this slate is rich in scope. Whether presenting Australian perspectives on international stories or examining issues at home, these documentaries explore universal themes of education, culture, sport, and our ageing population. We're particularly pleased to see experienced producers working with emerging talent, and directors Maya Newell and Travis Beard embedding themselves in communities to capture stories with great authenticity.
The funded Documentary Producer projects are:
Observational feature documentary Kids, which will follow 10-year-old Arrernte boy Dujuan in Alice Springs both into and beyond the school gates as he navigates the cultural divide in education, offering a chance to see learning and success in a new light. It's produced by award-winner Sophie Hyde with Rachel Edwardson, Larissa Behrendt and executive producer Felicity Hayes. Rising talent Maya Newell (Gayby Baby) will produce as well as direct. This project has also secured support from Good Pitch Australia and the Documentary Australia Foundation.
Flaming Star Films' Nolan the Man and the Myth, a celebration of one of Australia's best known modern artists, Sir Sidney Nolan. Taking viewers on an epic visual journey, this one-hour special will explore Nolan's life and iconic paintings from the early years through his stellar international career, and all the success and turmoil that came with it. Produced by Lavinia Riachi; executive produced by Julia Peters and Sharyn Prentice; and written and directed by Emmy nominated Sally Aitken, this documentary will be broadcast on the ABC and internationally on the BBC and has also received Film Victoria support.
Underdog story Power Marys, which follows the journey of PNG's first national women's rugby league team, the PNG Orchids, to the 2017 World Cup in Australia. These trailblazers must not only beat their opponents but also intense prejudice, a lack of funding, and their own personal demons. The Media Stockade feature comes from experienced producers Madeleine Hetherton and Rebecca Barry who will mentor video journalist Joanna Lester as she makes her directorial debut. This project has also secured funding from the US Department of State via the US Embassy, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the National Rugby League (NRL) and ABC International Development.
Immersive feature documentary Rockabul, which takes a look inside a decimated nation to witness the birth, rise and implosion of Afghan rock music. Directed and produced by first-timer Travis Beard an Australian resident of Afghanistan Rockabul is also produced by Brooke Silcox; co-produced by Christian Falch and Torstein Parelius; and executive produced by Eddie Martin, Leslie Knott, Clementine Malpas and Faith No More band member Bill Gould.
The Coming Back Out Ball, an examination of the issues faced by an ageing, often invisible generation of LGBTQI pioneers. Set against the backdrop of a spectacular ball held in their honour, this feature documentary will follow a group of LGBTQI elders who are faced with the uncertainty of life in aged care. Produced and directed by Sue Thomson alongside producers Adam Farrington-Williams, Roger Monk and Tristan Meecham; and executive produced by Michael McMahon, Tony Nagle and Shaun Miller.
In addition to the titles outlined above, Screen Australia's documentary department has also provided funding to three other projects in 2017/18 through the Documentary Commissioned program. These are: Making Child Prodigies, 100 Days to Victory and HERoes.
Kids Dujuan and Megan / Photo credit Maya Newell
Related MaterialsDownload PDF
Go to image gallery
Media enquiries Jane Alexander | Senior Publicist
61 2 8113 5833 | 61 400 940 682 | jane.alexander@screenaustralia.gov.au
Clio Anne Ellis | Publicist and Events
61 2 8113 1091 | 61 450 492 745 | clio.ellis@screenaustralia.gov.au
All other general/non-media enquiries Sydney 61 2 8113 5800 | Melbourne 61 3 8682 1900 | info@screenaustralia.gov.au
Most recent headlines
04/08/2024
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, is excited to announce Santiago Solanas as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)....
03/06/2024
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organizations, a...
29/04/2024
(L-R) Mark Gatiss and Polly Walker on set
Monday 29 April 2024 Further casting is now confirmed for Bookish (6x70), a brand-new drama created by Emmy Award-wi...
29/04/2024
A groundbreaking initiative offering training and mentoring to 30 women journali...
29/04/2024
Even though we've been doing this for over 40 years, a spark of excitement r...
29/04/2024
L3Harris is delivering manpack radios to U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks as part of the Air-to-Ground Networking Radio program, providing seamless, resilient communica...
29/04/2024
He writes in Defense One: Despite the near-universal acknowledgement throughout the U.S. government and defense industrial base of the criticality of resilient ...
29/04/2024
eds3_5_jq(document).ready(function($) { $(#eds_sliderM519).chameleonSlider_2_1({ content_source:......
29/04/2024
Codemill aims to revolutionize media workflow efficiency at this years NAB Show by introducing Just-In-Time (JIT) playback technology in Accurate.Video Validate...
29/04/2024
April 29, 2024
-- TF1 Chooses Broadpeak to Power Targeted Advertising for New...
29/04/2024
LOS ANGELES Allen Media Group (AMG) has partnered with LG Electronics to bring 223 Local Now FAST channels to LG's free streaming service, LG Channels, avai...
29/04/2024
OTTAWA Ross Video has announced the introduction of Raiden, a data-driven weather graphics software that combines data gathering, processing, and visualization ...
29/04/2024
Panalux, a leading rental provider of lighting and power solutions for the motion-picture industry and part of Panavision's end-to-end service offerings for...
29/04/2024
Cobalt Iron Inc., a leading provider of SaaS-based enterprise data protection, today announced that it has received a patent on its technology for dynamic autho...
29/04/2024
SDVI, the leading platform provider for cloud-native media supply chains, today announced that Rally Access Workstation, a fully managed solution for editing in...
29/04/2024
Premier Sports, a premium sports broadcaster, has selected QuickLink's Remote Commentary solution for introducing professional, high-quality remote commenta...
29/04/2024
Glookast has chosen Jigsaw24 Media as the only UK channel partner to represent their portfolio of ingest and workflow optimisation products. The agreement, sign...
29/04/2024
Clear-Com played a pivotal role in the seamless coverage of the recent solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Leveraging its cutting-edge Eclipse HX Digital Matrix i...
29/04/2024
PlayBox Neo will promote its complete range of television channel management, graphic branding and playout solutions to EMEA region media content owners and bro...
29/04/2024
Lingo, RuPaul's word-twisting game show, returns for season two on CBS Friday, May 24. Two episodes air that night, and stream on Paramount Plus, too....
29/04/2024
ESPN and Amazon Prime Video are reportedly close to scoring television rights to the National Basketball Association, according to published reports....
29/04/2024
Judge Judy and Hot Bench, CBS Media Ventures' genre-leading court shows, have been renewed through the 2025-26 TV season in more than 95% of the country, Gr...
29/04/2024
Premier Sports, an Irish-based premium sports broadcaster, has selected QuickLink's Remote Commentary solution for introducing professional, high-quality re...
29/04/2024
The awards celebrate the craft of behind-the-scenes TV talent and the best programmes of 2023
By Matthew Corrigan
Published: April 29, 2024
The awards cel...
29/04/2024
The team at Milk had to create and deliver the VFX and environment work for the royal residences featured in the drama from scratch
By Jenny Priestley
Publis...
29/04/2024
CEO Bob Bakish is expected to leave the company as early as today, with a new leadership committee likely to run the company on an interim basis
By Jenny Pries...
29/04/2024
Albena Ivanova, director, media and entertainment and strategic products at CHAOS talks to TVBEurope about her route into the industry
By TVBEurope Staff
Pub...
29/04/2024
The acquisition gives Grand Technix the opportunity to expand its footprint in the audio visual and broadcast technology sectors
By Jenny Priestley
Published...
29/04/2024
29 04 2024 - Media release Screen Australia announces James J. Robinson's debut feature First Light
First Light
Principal Photography is underway on Firs...
29/04/2024
Capitol Broadcasting recently became the inaugural company honored with inductio...
29/04/2024
April 29th, 2024 UNINTERRUPTED AND TRIBECA ENTERPRISES PARTNER FOR SECOND-ANNUA...
29/04/2024
Rebrand and refresh: SailGP talks bringing its graphics operations inhouse for a...
29/04/2024
Reflecting on a Storied Career: Sean McManus Looks Back While Keeping an Eye on ...
29/04/2024
Drones Take Flight Inside MSG: How Sky Candy Studios is Upping the Excitement fo...
29/04/2024
Back to All News
Netflix Announces a Diverse Lineup of Polish Titles to Debut i...
29/04/2024
Tonight on Smoke and Mirrors: Fanyana feels embarrassed about his sexual mishapDon't miss Monday, 29 April's riveting episode of South African soapie Sm...
29/04/2024
Talk about commitment. When startup SEA.AI, an NVIDIA Metropolis partner, set out to create a system that would use AI to scan the seas to enhance maritime safe...
28/04/2024
Mediahaus delivers the first SRT live-streaming sports production over 5G with U...
27/04/2024
On April 26, L3Harris Chair and CEO Christopher E. Kubasik joined CNBC's Mor...
27/04/2024
PORTLAND, Oregon Audinate Group Limited, the developer of the Dante AV-over-IP solution, announced significant new additions to Dante Connect, its cloud-based D...
27/04/2024
TORONTO Bell Media has launched 10 English and French-language FAST channels featuring entertainment, factual, news, and sports programming. The new free stream...
27/04/2024
An extensive new analysis of the news segments in the broadcast evening news programs of ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS has found that broadcasters devoted most of their...
27/04/2024
GERMANTOWN, Md. EchoStar's Hughes Network Systems has opened a new manufacturing facility and private 5G incubation center in Germantown, Maryland....
27/04/2024
Harry Pappas, one of three brothers who founded Pappas Telecasting Companies in 1971, died April 24. He was 78 years old....
27/04/2024
ATLANTA and LONDON Mexican telecommunications and broadcast company Televisa has selected Synamedia for an overhaul of its broadcast distribution....
27/04/2024
Participate in the Survey - The Impact of AI on Media and the Creative Industry
Pascal Wagner April 26, 2024
0 Comments
By participating in this surve...
27/04/2024
SDVI Rally Access Workstation Earns Two Top Awards at 2024 NAB Show
Brie Clayton April 26, 2024
0 Comments
SDVI, the leading platform provider for clo...
27/04/2024
Berklee's Music and Health Institute Launches Community Health Musician Cert...
27/04/2024
Charter Communications reported higher first-quarter profits despite continued cord-cutting and competition for broadband customers....
18 10 2017 - Media release Sidney Nolan, Afghan rock music and our rainbow pioneers 
