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Defunding feature documentaries - the numbers behind the rage
How many feature docs are made each year? What do they cost? How much tax subsidy do they use? Here…
Cold Email Etiquette: how to ask for work
Sending that scary email could change your life. The Media Mentor shows you how, with practical templates to get you…
News in Brief: Oscars winners, PlayStation's best year yet, and a look at the future of film
This week, Chloé Zhao becomes the first WOC to be awarded the best director Academy Award, NZ games awards announced,…
Abe Forsythe's 'Wolf Like Me' announced as Stan Original series
Based on Forsythe's own experiences as a single parent, the six-parter will be produced by Made Up Stories, Stan and…
Microsoft making big changes to PC gaming, increasing developer revenue
Microsoft has updated its position on PC gaming and increased the revenue share for developers on its PC storefront.
Game developers want fairer revenue share, survey reveals
Working during a pandemic, revenue share with platform holders, unionisation, and platform preference: these were the hot topics covered in…
Western Australian documentary ‘Laura’s Choice’ to get international audience
Laura’s Choice, a documentary about 90-year-old Laura Henkel navigating a radical approach to dying, has secured an international distribution rights…
Games Connect Asia Pacific returning to Melbourne in 2021, dates announced
After 2020's conference offered 'pathways to connect' online, GCAP and the AGDAs are back in person, with dates announced for…
Film tax rebate changes will hack into micro-budget features
Raising the minimum budgets for feature films to obtain a tax rebate will be devastating to a valuable production space.…
Netflix's new 'Play Something' feature is for the indecisive
Netflix is introducing a feature that will let you put the decision-making into an algorithm's hands, if you want to.