Australia

Daily Ratings: week beginning Sunday March 27 2016 - whole batch
Very stable result, though Ten pinched enough dribs and drabs to gain almost an extra percent and therefore pips the…

Ones to Watch: microscope closes on April 8
The Screen Producers Australia Ones to Watch initiative is close to deadline for 2016 - and it is a very…

AFTRS Open: Music Composition, TV Research Skills, Intro to Directing, TV Assistant Editor & More!
This week’s highlights: TV ASSISTANT EDITOR, 1-day INTRO TO TV, 3-day RUNNING YOUR OWN CREATIVE BUSINESS and Kriv Stenders’ INTRO…

ABC appoints Rebecca Heap to bring digital into program strategies
With the appointment of Rebecca Heap as Head of Audience and Digital, the ABC gambles again on the internet. Well,…

Play It Safe
This indie Australian drama focuses on Jamie, a 26-year-old musician who is out of work and down on his luck.

Small players making it in global gaming market
Developers from tiny markets like Australia are not necessarily disadvantaged when making games go global - a marked contrast to…

Lexus Australia Short Film Festival Finalist list poses huge question
The Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship is trundling towards the climactic announcement of the four successful filmmaker, due next month.…

Screen Australia: new Offset leader found inside organisation
The new head of the Producer Offset and Co-production Unit is Tim Phillips, who will dust off the legal parts…

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Zack Snyder's latest comic book effort may tease a superhero showdown, but remains more concerned with setting up future films.

What the arts can learn from games development
No art form connects with its audience more viscerally than gaming: it's time everyone else paid attention.