Australia

Sonia Bible and The Witch of Kings Cross
With her occult paintings and kinky sex life, artist Rosaleen Norton caused scandal in 1950s Sydney. We talk to the…

From Twitch streamer to studio lead, Loriipops is changing games culture
Lorien Gugich will bring six years of partnered Twitch streaming, experience in production and community management, and a passion for…

Hard data in the toughest market shows value of diversity
Statistics bear out the value of sentiment as the emotive power of diversity for the sector turns out to match…

Box Office: New Zealand comedy Baby Done arrives in hope
Comedy Baby Done would do ace business in a normal year, but is beaten handily by a grim Polish film…

Film Review: When Pomegranates Howl is stunning
Inspired by real stories, and shot on the streets of Kabul, Granaz Moussavi's quiet, anti-war film left its Adelaide Film…

Glendyn Ivin's Hotel Quarantine: a strange sense of freedom
We asked the prolific Australian director and photographer about his two weeks alone in a room with a camera, his…

Jennifer Collins: ringside in the arena of ABC change
Beneath a decorously savage surface, the ABC has relentlessly turned vague cliches into solid restructures. What does this look like…

Is violence against virtual animals an ethical issue?
Players can kill, hunt or hurt animals in popular games ranging from Animal Crossing to Grand Theft Auto. The rise…

Australian Directors' Guild Awards 2020: More than half the winners are women
Announced in a virtual ceremony, the director's awards celebrated achievements of diverse newcomers and established talent in a year of…

Adelaide Film Festival winners: 'art can become a weapon'
A lively group of jurors reached into the heart of Australian creativity and out to an arthouse stunner from Georgia…