Call for Entries: triple j docs

February 24, 2010  Filed Under News, 1 Comment » 

The ABC has announced the fifth round of its triple j docs initiative, with $400,000 available to young documentary filmmakers.

Emerging filmmakers are invited to submit proposals for one-hour or half-hour documentaries.

“ABC TV is reinforcing its commitment to Australia’s up-and-coming independent filmmakers with this fifth instalment of funds under the triple j tv docs initiative, to create specialist programming for our younger audience,” said Director of Television, Kim Dalton.

“The partnership between ABC TV Arts and Entertainment and Screen Australia through triple j tv docs is a unique Initiative,’”said Ruth Harley, Chief Executive …

Online to drive rebranded ABC Arts

October 26, 2009  Filed Under News, 8 Comments » 

ABC TV has revealed its overhaul of Arts programming with the announcement of a slew of new titles, a  ‘digital Arts Gateway’ website and the rebranding of Sunday Arts to a half hour format to be known as Art Nation.

The move follows continued speculation the long-running Sunday afternoon show would indeed be trimmed with content shifted online.

The rebranded Art Nation will contain news, reviews, performance, features and interviews and showcase submitted work that has premiered on the Arts Gateway. At 30 minutes instead of its current one hour, the …