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Turner biopic delights at Cannes
Mike Leigh’s new film about the English landscape painter has delighted critics at the Cannes Film Festival.
Hopes for new ABC TV arts program
The ABC has not made a local weekly arts program for three years. Is that about to change?
Hannah Gadsby vs the myth of white men in hats
The stand-up comedian with an Art History degree explodes the art canon in her new ABC TV series.
Awards keep piling up for 52 Tuesdays
Adelaide filmmaker Sophie Hyde's directorial debut has picked up two more awards, this time at the Berlinale.
Queer cinema on show at the Powerhouse
From a new Australian doco about gay surfers to classics such as Victim, the Brisbane Queer Film Festival has plenty…
Radio stations drop live streaming as royalties dispute escalates
The ongoing dispute over simulcast licences is depriving regional audiences of local radio and artists of payments.
A funny thing happened on the way to the drive-in
Screen culture, digital art and live performance overlap in the latest project by hybrid arts company, Aphids.
Winning Tropfest film ‘homophobic and transphobic’
The winning film at this year’s Tropfest short film festival has been widely criticised.
Channel Nine continues arts sponsorship push
Brisbane Film Festival and WA Screen Academy join Nine’s list of partners alongside Adelaide Fringe and Adelaide Film Festival.
Comedy on DVD: laughing all the way to the bank
Who is Australia’s most successful comedian? If you’re going on DVD sales, it’s quite possibly Carl Barron, whose first DVD…