Television
Screenwriters' Conference 2013: ah the horror, the horror
Shane Krause and Shane Armstrong (K9, Bait 3D) jumped to the other side of the fence when they where asked…
Screenwriters' Conference 2013: Moneyball, the high stakes world of the international marketplace
Jan Sardi, Seph McKenna, Penny Chapman and Emile Sherman discussed the international market and the place that Australian content has…
Screenwriters' Conference 2013: the strange twisted story of SF films in Australia
Warp Factor None is the salutary tale of science fiction film and television writing in Australia, and is basically about…
Screenwriters' Conference 2013: The Sapphires – a case study
The writing team behind The Sapphires is innately fascinating to writers simply because the film has been so successful. But…
Village Roadshow: profit up as major shareholders sell
Village Roadshow made a net profit of $33.48 million for the six months to December 31, up from $28.27 million…

Oscar-nominated Palestinian director mistreated in US airport
Palestinian director Emad Burnat was detained at a US airport until US filmmaker Michael Moore intervened.

Iran protests ‘Closed Curtain’ win at Berlinale
Iran has protested against the Berlin Film Festival’s decision to award Best Script to banned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s ‘Closed…

How would an Oscar change your life?
Fame, fortune and your pick of the best projects - or over-exposure, exploitation and unhappiness? What happens when you win…

Production begins for new Chris Lilley series
The ABC has announced the production a new television series by Australian writer and actor Chris Lilley. The creator of…

No
Gael GarcÃa Bernal stars as the adman charged with helping bring down a dictatorship in Pablo LarraÃn’s remarkable new film.