Screen Australia.s guidelines for funding documentaries will remain in place for the rest of this year after the agency decided to extend a review of its funding policy.
The reasons for the postponement have been questioned by the Australian Directors Guild and some documentary filmmakers who want the draft guidelines to be implemented.
"It is concerning," Adg executive director Kingston Anderson told If today. "We have been discussing this for the last six months. We think the draft guidelines are a great step forward. We need to know why the process is being delayed." .
Yarra Bank Films' Dr Trevor Graham said, "The draft documentary guidelines composed by Screen Australia were a welcome attempt to address the decline in the one-off documentary in the Oz landscape that resulted from public broadcasters turning their back on them in favour of factual series.
"Screen Australia.s own research acknowledges this decline. And...
The reasons for the postponement have been questioned by the Australian Directors Guild and some documentary filmmakers who want the draft guidelines to be implemented.
"It is concerning," Adg executive director Kingston Anderson told If today. "We have been discussing this for the last six months. We think the draft guidelines are a great step forward. We need to know why the process is being delayed." .
Yarra Bank Films' Dr Trevor Graham said, "The draft documentary guidelines composed by Screen Australia were a welcome attempt to address the decline in the one-off documentary in the Oz landscape that resulted from public broadcasters turning their back on them in favour of factual series.
"Screen Australia.s own research acknowledges this decline. And...
- 7/30/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Noel Clarke talks to us about his new film, 4.3.2.1, with a dose of Michael Bay, sex scenes, character questionnaires and Mr Kevin Smith…
For his second directorial effort, Noel Clarke has left the world of Kidulthood and Adulthood behind for a distinctly more commercial project. As 4.3.2.1 readies itself to roar into UK cinemas, he kindly spared some time for a chat about the film...
I noticed the big football flag in the background of the film, and the football-related messages scrolling on the news screens in the movie. Are you an Arsenal fan, perchance?
No, I'm not at all!
I saw the big Arsenal flag, and the news story about Chelsea going bankrupt. That wasn't you?!
The reason that's in the film is that what we do, I made the girls answer a character questionnaire. And in Tamsin (Egerton's) character questionnaire, she said that Cassandra would be an Arsenal fan.
For his second directorial effort, Noel Clarke has left the world of Kidulthood and Adulthood behind for a distinctly more commercial project. As 4.3.2.1 readies itself to roar into UK cinemas, he kindly spared some time for a chat about the film...
I noticed the big football flag in the background of the film, and the football-related messages scrolling on the news screens in the movie. Are you an Arsenal fan, perchance?
No, I'm not at all!
I saw the big Arsenal flag, and the news story about Chelsea going bankrupt. That wasn't you?!
The reason that's in the film is that what we do, I made the girls answer a character questionnaire. And in Tamsin (Egerton's) character questionnaire, she said that Cassandra would be an Arsenal fan.
- 5/26/2010
- Den of Geek
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