Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Want to learn more about Screen Australia's documentary funding opportunities or interested in the factual space?
Hear from Screen Australia Head of Documentary Richard Huddleston and Documentary Investment and Development Managers Sally Chesher, Alice Burgin and Lauren Valmadre to find out more about the department and its work, as they provide an overview of Screen Australia Documentary funding, trends across the documentary sector, learnings from the launch of the new documentary guidelines and what makes a competitive application.
This webinar was held on Tuesday 25 November.
Find out more about Screen Australia Documentary funding by contacting documentary@screenaustralia.gov.au or on the website here: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-support/documentary
00:00: Introduction and Acknowledgement of Country
00:59: Meet the team
02:20: Overview of new Documentary Funding Programs
08:20: Criteria of assessment for applications
09:19: Outcomes of 2025 funding rounds
11:34: What makes a good application?
16:02: Current trends in the documentary sector
23:04: Q&A
42:14: Next funding round dates
Want to learn more about Screen Australia's documentary funding opportunities or interested in the factual space?
Hear from Screen Australia Head of Documentary Richard Huddleston and Documentary Investment and Development Managers Sally Chesher, Alice Burgin and Lauren Valmadre to find out more about the department and its work, as they provide an overview of Screen Australia Documentary funding, trends across the documentary sector, learnings from the launch of the new documentary guidelines and what makes a competitive application.
This webinar was held on Tuesday 25 November.
Find out more about Screen Australia Documentary funding by contacting documentary@screenaustralia.gov.au or on the website here: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-support/documentary
00:00: Introduction and Acknowledgement of Country
00:59: Meet the team
02:20: Overview of new Documentary Funding Programs
08:20: Criteria of assessment for applications
09:19: Outcomes of 2025 funding rounds
11:34: What makes a good application?
16:02: Current trends in the documentary sector
23:04: Q&A
42:14: Next funding round dates
