Film

Fight in parliament gets personal as Hanson and Xenephon change media landscape forever
Parliamentary fun as the government enacts historic changes to deregulate media ownership.

What's On - plenty of festy fun + industry meet to protect the quotas.
Most important this week? Monday's massive Austra-wide meet to kick off the campaign to protect TV quotas and therefore jobs.…

Australia Council delivers $6.1M in latest grants round
221 projects have been supported financially to the tune of $6.1 million, with 35% first-time applicants.

National Ratings from Sunday 10 September 2017 - The whole batch
Bachelor finale still leaves Ten in third place. Next step swap sexes and start again.

FremantleMedia snaps up Essential drama
Another Australian production entity is sold to an international multinational production house with an emphasis on the global stage.

Budgets: spend it to make it - but just how much?
The key to success is simple - the right budget to match possible returns. Antony I. Ginnane wonders where that…

What's On - Italian horror, Underground challenge, Persian children, Ghibli..
Italian, Persian, Latin-American, Queer, Underground, horror, fashion, animation - festivals abound, though it depends a LOT on your location.

Summer Intensives Early Bird Discount!
Summer intensives and more!

National Ratings from Sunday 3 September 2017 - the whole batch
Seven rose like a monster from the deep, clutching the oval ball, to pinch 8.5%, basically from Nine

What's On: fabulous Studio Ghibli, Killing Ground, cycling doc and Belmondo
There are treasures in the cinema right now - the Ghibli festival is unique in the world, the Belmondo films…