Australia
Elephant stomps on traditional development practice
How will theatre company Back to Back adjust its joyful collective work to the sad disciplines of cinema development? They…
CinefestOz bets on happiness
The CinefestOz finalists for 2019 were a pretty good batch, with a family film about joy and optimism comes through…
Box Office: cautious release for Nightingale while Palm Beach and Danger Close wind down
Australian films hold their line but there are no charges to glory. Not even from the war film lovers.
Screenhub kicks off the Hub Club with a discount offer on Screen Forever
We are much more than a bunch of stories as members are about to find out with our new Hub…
Leading for change – who’s leading disability arts?
From being disability-led from the top down to making everyone share responsibility to be leaders for change, those doing it…
Black List scheme throws Oz writers into global deep end
The 2019 Australian script writing opportunity kicks off again, linking Black List, Warner Bros and WA company Veerhuis.
Director's cuts - do they make a film any better?
The recent release of yet another extended cut of Apocalypse Now puts the vexed idea of the director's cut back…
Recutting films - a tangled story
Recuts are not just about director's versions. They have become a routine way of evolving the essence of a project.
Queensland's woman of mystery goes to the dark side
Tracey Vieira's future after Screen Queensland is now assured as she joins the state's funkiest prodco with the mostest focus…
Film Review: The Nightingale is furious and gruelling
The Babadook director returns with a different kind of horror: an essential film that gives voice to female suffering.