Screen Australia invest in $1m across five documentaries

Screen Australia has invested $1m in five documentaries through the signature documentary program.

The investment is expected to trigger $2.2m in production.

Recipients include writer/director Matthew Bate, producer/director John Cherry, filmmaker Lawrence Johnston, writer/producer/director Janine Hosking and the team of writer/director Juliet Lamont and producer Jessica Douglas-Henry.

Liz Stevens, Screen Australia’s documentary manager said: “This year’s exciting line-up of Signature documentaries were chosen from 50 plus applications. They’ll take audiences on inspirational journeys, touching on the personal and the political, and reveal that truth is stranger than fiction.”