Australia
Hannay: laughs off report of own death
David Hannay, raconteur, veteran and indomitable survivor of cancer, joined the ranks of luminaries such as Mark Twain and Evelyn…
Australian Films: International Performance 2012
For the first time in years, no Australian film was released internationally by a major distributor, but a number of…
Open Channel Filmmaker Initiatives bring members face to face with the creators of MythBusters, Anat
As Victoria’s home for emerging and early career screen practitioners for over 40 years, Open Channel filmmaker initiatives are focused…
Sundance 2013: short film winners fixated on north
Fitting perhaps in such a cold place, the short film awards at Sundance covered places outside the US which are…
Sundance: Australian embraced for planetarial Venus
Lynette Walworth's Fulldome fantasia Rekindling Venus has been running at the Sundance Festival, in the New Frontier program. It seems…
Canberra filmmakers receive $80,000 boost
With ScreenACT announcing grant recipients for 2013, nine Canberra film projects share in a pool of $80,000.
Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature
This award acknowledges the achievements of eminent literary writers aged 60 years and over who have made an outstanding and…
Silver Linings Playbook
Bradley Cooper, Jacki Weaver, Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence shine in this charming new film from writer/director David O.…
Another great year for Indigenous screen stories
The success of The Sapphires and Redfern Now caps off another top year for Indigenous stories.
Oztam: television getting used for other things
It’s official. Television remains at the centre of Australia’s domestic screen activity according to the latest Australian Multi-screen Report, released…