Documentary Australia Foundation

Next submission deadline is
Friday, 11th May 2012

Key Case Studies

A selection of documentaries that have been funded partly or entirely by private funding. They offer a model of potential collaborations around shared issues and themes.

Arts

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    4

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    In four corners of the world, in the four seasons, four brilliant violinists take us on one extraordinary journey through their very different homelands. A celebration of life, the relationship...

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    Chinese Take Away

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    "CHINESE TAKE AWAY is a cinematic adaptation of an acclaimed physical theatre show that tells the story of performer/writer Anna Yen's grandmother, mother and herself. In a unique blend of...

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    Chunky Move: Just Add Water

    Chunky Move: Just Add Water examines the pressures and tensions in the lead up to the premiere of a new full length work “Hydra” by the innovative Australian dance company Chunky Move, from the...

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    Frank Hurley – the Man Who Made History

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    One of the last great imperial adventurers, Frank Hurley captured some of the earliest images of the world's most remote places. His pictures are amongst the most valuable ever taken, but it now...

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    Hurt

    HURT is a docu-drama like no other. 250 young Australians from rural areas and small towns have been given the opportunity to tell their own stories with their images in their words. Challenging,...

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    In The Company Of Actors

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    “From a rehearsal room in Sydney through to opening night in New York, a company of actors reveals the magic and struggle of creating theatre.” Within the world of theatre the...

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    Music From The Inside Out

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    The intersection of art and life are at the core of MUSIC FROM THE INSIDE OUT™, Academy Award® nominee Daniel Anker's cinematic exploration of music through the stories, the passions and the...

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    Painting With Light In A Dark World

    For over a decade, street photographer Peter Darren Moyle has been trawling the depths of Sydney's underbelly with his old 1936 medium-format Rolleicord camera, illuminating the darkest shadows of...

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    Sculpture by the Sea : 10th Anniversary

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    SCULPTURE BY THE SEA (SXS) is a unique sculpture exhibition along the Bondi Beach to Tamarama coastal walk, Sydney Australia. The annual exhibiton had it's 10th anniversary in November 2006 ...