​​As Screen Australia ventures further into the online documentary space, 22 projects received production or development funding. ​​

In late 2018, Vanessa Hill released the six-part YouTube series, Attention Wars, where she investigated the battle of big tech companies for our attention. Hill is also the creator of YouTube channel BrainCraft and Mutant Menu, which was the first long-form documentary for PBS Digital Studios.

2018/19 saw the release of online documentaries funded through joint initiatives with Screen Australia including: Shooting Cats from Pitch Australiana with VICE; Where the River Runs Red in partnership with publication The Guardian; four Doco180 recipients with News Corp platform whimn (With Her in Mind Network); and four Art Bites series with the ABC. ​​