Notizie

The third round of finalists has been announced for the 20th Screen Producers Australia Awards, with voting now open across Documentary Program or Series Production of the Year and Feature Documentary Production of the Year.

Of the 18 titles named, there are 11 projects nominated for Documentary Program or Series Production of the Year and seven for Feature Documentary Production of the Year.

In Films is the only company to be represented across both categories, securing nods for television mini-series Revelation and documentary feature Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra.

However, it’s Wildbear Entertainment that is the most prominent in the Feature Documentary Production of the Year field, with Brock: Over The Top, Playing With Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story, and Hating Peter Tatchell all in the running.

Spa CEO Matthew Deaner said the organisation was “extremely proud” of the content that had come from documentary producers during the eligibility period.

“Over...

Christopher Amos’ debut feature Hating Peter Tatchell is a portrait of the Melbourne-born human rights activist who has taken on the likes of Margaret Thatcher and Robert Mugabe, campaigning for gay liberation, the environment and against war.

The documentary is presented by Sir Ian McKellen, features interviews with Stephen Fry and former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, and is executive produced by Elton John and David Furnish. Veronica Fury is the producer with Amos and Lee Matthews.

The post ‘Hating Peter Tatchell’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.

Peter Tatchell has protested against everyone from Mike Tyson to Tony Blair. So what did the human rights campaigner make of the documentary Hating Peter Tatchell?

The title of Hating Peter Tatchell was the brainchild of its director, Christopher Amos. When, in 2015, he first became interested in making a documentary about my 54 years of LGBTQ+ and other human rights activism, he was taken aback by the volume and ferocity of hatred against me.

So far I’ve been violently assaulted over 300 times, had 50 attacks on my flat, been the victim of half a dozen murder plots and received tens of thousands of hate messages and death threats over the last five decades, mostly from homophobes and far-right extremists. Amos envisaged a film that documented how and why my campaigns generated such extreme hatred.

Photo: ‘Hating Peter Tatchell’/Netflix Peter Tatchell: Activist Produced by the infamous Elton John, Netflix’s newest documentary, ‘Hating Peter Tatchell’, covers the life and career of the enigmatic British social activist, Peter Tatchell. Tatchell, originally from Australia, has a long history of social activism for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community over the course of the past forty years or so. This documentary places Tatchell in an interview with ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘X-Men’ star Sir Ian McKellen, having Tatchell recount first hand his experiences of his life of activism as well as testimonials from others who have known Tatchell over the years. Related article: One of the Most Beautiful Love Stories ‘God’s Own Country’ is a Must Watch for Fans of ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Related article: Marvel/DC LGBTQ Representation: Will Bisexual Star-Lord Amount to More Gay Superheroes on the Big Screen? ‘Hating Peter Tatchell...