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An initiative of the Shark Island Institute and Documentary Australia Foundation, Voxdocs presents diverse works to readers of the SMH and The Age.

At least the opening of Melbourne should bring a bit more cash into the system. At the moment the most exciting thing in cinemas is a film about toadstools.

Minister Paul Fletcher pops out a taster for the budget next week. Mingy or targeted? You decide.

Disdainful of agencies, game for anything, addicted to genre, enthralled by risk, true indie filmmakers are hard to hunt and study. Until now, on the Gold Coast, disguised as simple business folk.

When you are not earning, a small amount of help can mean a lot. The screen and performing arts philanthropic funds are raising money with a unified approach.

Banijay reshapes Endemol Shine Australia without its swashbuckling co-CEOs.

After all the COVID horrors, China turns out to have the most productive market for big screen movies.

As Tenet fails to bring hope, the safest bet for studios is to combine theatrical and streaming production in a bet each way which started with television.

Actor Sarah Snook and writer Tony McNamara were our sentimental favourites for the night, but the world is a cruel place and everyone is a pawn in the streaming publicity game anyway. Sniff.

Rupert Murdoch gets three episodes of this BBC documentary to show us why we are like we are. We won't be able to take our eyes away.