Television

We predict the Oscars 2020 winners
If anyone can pick a winner at the Oscars, Grace Boschetti can. Even better, she has a sense of injustice…

Putting Ned Kelly in a Dress: An interview with Justin Kurzel
The director talks about his provocative punk adaptation of Peter Carey's Man Booker Prize-winning novel.

BAFTA 2020 – a charm of good speeches
The screenwriting awards for Bong Joon-ho and Taika Waititi produced great speeches, while the irrepressible Rebel Wilson will never be…

Screen News in Brief - festivals, conferences, seminars, glory
Eight go to Berlin, AFTRS gets sharp about info intensives, gongs galore for actors, and Netflix joins Bunya to support…

AIDC program releases power of collective intelligence
With a March 1 start date, the Australian International Documentary Conference bids for attendees with a full program.

First find your celeb - how brand funding stays honest in top docs
Branded entertainment forges on with charismatic megafauna, a passion for the planet and a bunch of sports tragics. This is…

Little Women: Greta Gerwig's direction creates big emotions and deserved an Oscar
There are good reasons why Little Women is a remarkable film, which are surely worth honouring.

2020 Australia Day Honours in hunt for household names
Despite a consuming focus on name performers, this year's list in screen finds some dedicated nation changers as well.

Anglo-centric film culture and the continuing resistance to subtitles
Bong Joon-ho’s Golden Globes acceptance speech elucidated a contradiction; while film audiences across the world are consuming more non-English language…

Three approaches to thriving in Hollywood
Travelling on their musical skills, three creative Australians cross the Pacific and prosper.