Australia

Screen Australia is a pesky bunch of fanatics. True or false?
Hands off or interventionist? Maybe screen agencies are simply going with the flow as they campaign for diversity and new…

Box Office: like Tenet, industry survives on the oxygen of hope
The figures remain grim even though Tenet and The 800 have delivered some excitement to industry hearts heavy since March.

Ask the Mentor: How do I break my COVID creative drought?
Media Mentor Esther Coleman-Hawkins answers your career questions with brisk no-nonsense advice for screen professionals. And COVID impacts us all.

Technology is the frontline of access to enable storytelling
London artist and technologist Jane Gauntlett will give the keynote at Meeting Place 2020, Arts Access Australia’s forum on Creating…

Queer Screen Film Fest announces its biggest program yet
The 10-day LGBTQIA+ festival will run 17-27 September, and features 29 Australian premieres over its program of over 40 films,…

Just the Halifax Ma'am: Rebecca Gibney
The actor and EP revives her signature character for a new Nine limited series aimed at a global audience.

Indy distributor Kornits kicks away COVID, grabs unexpected chances
Filmink Presents distributed the first Australian film since COVID-19 arrived. It is a modest kid's film which is taking advantage…

Movie theaters are on life support – how will the film industry adapt?
Cinemas have survived every horror for more than a century. But the threat of COVID-19 still sends a shivers up…

Cinefest Oz: the hunt for genre gems with short film awards
Cinefest Oz shorts awards reveal a passion for the fantastic, from outer space to the world's strangest pet, and the…

First look at the Melbourne International Games Week 2020 program
The online program has opportunities for industry and audience alike, including esports, conferences, gaming club, and a talk from 'Minecraft''s…