WildBear Entertainment

08/05/2026

Last Thursday night, we attended the 2026 Screen Producers Australia Awards, where we were honoured to be nominated for Best Feature Doc and Super Media Business of the Year.

No wins this time, but it was a fantastic night celebrating Australian screen content and we felt proud to represent our WildBear team. A big congratulations to all the winners, who are an inspiring group of industry leaders, for their incredible achievements ⭐

27/04/2026

We're thrilled to announce our new feature documentary UNDER A BAMBOO SKY, will be available on Netflix from May 8, following the success of event screenings at over 100 cinema locations nationally in the lead up to ANZAC Day.

Using footage colourised for the first time, the film tells a powerful and previously untold story of a group of Australian POWs in WWII. Their unbelievable journey has been brought to life using the personal recollections of 63 soldiers, sailors and airmen, delivering an immediate and immersive first-hand account of their experience.

From May 8, people from all corners of Australia and New Zealand will have access to this compelling story, with The Australian urging “Every generation should have a fresh reminder of this episode in our history – lest we forget.”

Under a Bamboo Sky was produced by WildBear Entertainment in recognition of the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, financed with the assistance of the ACT Government and Screen Canberra, RSL Australia, and the Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ Saluting their Service Commemorative Grants Program. Supported by the Australian War Memorial.

www.underabamboosky.com

13/04/2026

We're excited to share the trailer for our latest series for ABC: Judgment Cases That Changed Australia

This four-part series takes viewers inside the High Court of Australia, where ordinary citizens challenge the laws that define the nation. Across four landmark cases personal battles become constitutional turning points.

Judgement premieres on Tuesday 14 April at 8.40pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.

Screen Australia, Screen NSW, Screen Canberra

24/03/2026

We’re thrilled to announce that WildBear has been nominated for the Media Super Production Business of the Year Award at the Screen Producers Australia Annual Awards.

Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do at WildBear. This nomination is a testament to our incredible partners, clients, and the Bears who brought over 120 hours of content to life last year.

25/02/2026

We’re thrilled to announce that WildBear has received three finalist nominations for the 2026 SPA Awards Feature Documentary Production of the Year category.

- PNG: Road to Independence
- Joh: The Last King of Queensland
- The Raftsmen

Congratulations to our incredible partners and all the Bears who helped bring these projects to life!

Stan., ABC iview , NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Screen Australia, Screen Canberra, Screen NSW, Screen Queensland, Dogwoof

13/02/2026

We're excited to share that two of our latest projects been nominated at the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) 2026 Awards.

The Colleano Heart – Nominee for Best Feature Documentary

Pauline Clague, Screen NSW, NITV , SBS Australia , Screen Canberra, NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.

PNG: Road to Independence – Nominee for Best Documentary / Factual Single

Max Uechtritz, ABC iview , NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

It's an honour to celebrate the powerful storytelling and impact of these remarkable films.

16/01/2026

The Colleano Heart – WildBear Entertainment's latest feature documentary

★★★★ – The Sydney Morning Herald

“There is so much in this documentary. It’s deftly edited and paced. It’s packed with emotion, years of research and the true character of people linked across more than 150 years.”

The Colleano Heart premieres Monday 19 January, 8:30pm on NITV and SBS On Demand, and Monday 26 January, 7:30pm on SBS.

SBS Australia, NITV

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They were a hit around the world, but this documentary is a stark reminder that the Colleano family should be more well known in their home country.

14/01/2026

We're excited to share that our series Great Australian Stuff hosted by Tony Armstrong is now available to stream on Netflix in Australia.

Great Australian Stuff unpacks the surprising, strange, and sometimes dark history behind the country’s most iconic items, including cakes, casks, meat pies, chiko rolls, Speedos, and stubbies.

ABC Australia, Screen Canberra, National Museum of Australia, National Archives of Australia, The Australian National University

17/12/2025

Huge congratulations to the talented , winner of The Audio Network Award for Best Editing in a Documentary Feature for The Raftsmen at the 2025 Australian Screen Editors Ellie Awards.

23/11/2025

Exciting things are still to come to the ABC in 2026, including Judgment: Cases That Changed Australia, a WildBear Entertainment production

With unrivalled access, revealing interviews, rich archive material and evocative drama, Judgment will take viewers inside a vital, at times mysterious, Australian institution as it weighs up the nation on the crucial High Court cases that were a turning point for the country: Mabo, Marriage Equality, Immigration and the right to Vote.

Judgment will air on ABC TV and ABC iview in 2026.

ABC Australia
Screen Australia
Screen NSW
ACT Government
Screen Canberra