Australia

Walkley documentary category shortlist - fire, fury and tears
A Walkley looks good on any documentary maker's mantelpiece even if they have to frock up amongst disreputable strangers.

Screen Music Awards 2019 - the sweetest comp of all
The Screen Music Awards are back and the judges have expert ears so its game on for the clash of…

APSA challenges Queensland filmmakers with route to Asia
What does a working relationship with filmmakers from the Asia Pacific offer Australian filmmakers? APSA aims to open up the…

Small Screen Highlights: What we're watching
If our team is any indication the future is all online, from docuseries Rotten to Broad City, Fleabag, Vida, Russian…

Creating real Arab Muslim men on screen
Two new screen productions – Ramy and Slam – tell stories embracing the complexity of young Arab and Muslim men…

Film Review: Locusts tries and fails to have it all
The Wake in Fright-lite struggles to balance the demands of a genre film with character-driven drama.

Screen Forever is leaner and meaner as the screen world mutates
The Screen Forever program this year offers the drama of trying to be in two places at once in a…

Film Review: Joker misses any punchlines
Soaking in high production values, pop culture winks and easy nihilism, Joker is all tricks and no fun.

From Black B*tch to Total Control - an interview with Darren Dale of Blackfella Films
The story behind their latest drama, and the secret recipe for this thriving Indigenous production company.

Disney+: the full beast strides into the light
Disney+ releases almost the full list of its (US) debut content. Maybe it wll be just too musty to rule…