The Adelaide Film Festival, now under way, includes a strong line-up of documentaries, 10 of which are in competition for the $10,000  Flinders University International Documentary Award.

Among them are films about comedian and activist Russell Brand and Pakistani education campaigner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban as a schoolgirl, a documentary exploring at the true story of the 16-year relationship between Tim Conigrave and John Caleo which inspired the acclaimed new feature film Holding the Man, as well as Speed Sisters, a film about a Palestinian women’s car racing team.

The program also features numerous contributions from Flinders graduates, including documentaries by Scott Hicks (Highly Strung) and Matt Bate (Sam Klemke’s Time Machine); Kirsty Bate is producer of feature film A Month of Sundays, while film-maker and former Flinders student Sophie Hyde is a member of the International Feature jury.