Rochelle Siemienowicz
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Series Mania and 'Wrong Kind of Black'
New kinds of storytelling are possible with the web series format. But for producers like Andrea Denholm of Princess Pictures,…
Dead Lucky: A Showrunner's Perspective
Do we have showrunners in Australian TV? Yes, says Drew Proffitt, co-creator of SBS series 'Dead Lucky', and it's the…
How to deliver a winning pitch even if you're peeing your pants
Some tips on pitching - and a deep dive into death with the winner of Melbourne WebFest's Pitch iview Award,…
Screenwriters Alert: A Magic Pudding Prize
The Melbourne Prize for Literature invites entries from Victorian writers of all kinds - including screenwriters and playwrights
An Exploding Space: Melbourne WebFest
In six years Melbourne WebFest has grown from backyard beanbags to serious player, reflecting the success of the web series…
You know this fella called Shakespeare?
Indigenous film director Tyson Mowarin’s transports the Bard to the Pilbara in his award-winning short film 'Undiscovered Country'
Brazen Hussies: making trouble with feminist history
A new documentary is being made about the history of the Women's Lib movement in Australia. Writer-director Catherine Dwyer brings…
What are the Top 3 Australian Films #YouMustSee?
It's yet another canny campaign to get people talking about Australian films. But this one promises the winners a festival…
Jason Blum, Goalpost Pictures and how 'Upgrade' fits the microbudget genre model
The producer of 'Get Out' and 'The Purge' teamed up with local outfit Goalpost Pictures to make Sci-Fi thriller 'Upgrade'…
Soda_Jerk: revenge drives dazzling recombinations of favourite films
‘Eat the Rich, Repair the Past, Open Source Everything.’ Video artists Soda_Jerk talk about TERROR NULLIUS: A Political Revenge Fable.