Australia

National Ratings week beginning Sunday 14 Feb 2016 - the whole batch
Take the food away from Seven and it collapses. Just like every other year. But the ferocity of its victory…

Oscars 2016 - all the entrails are now on the table
Don't bet the house on Fury Road, though the odds will now be tempting. Is it possible that Room could…

Box Office 15 Feb 2016 - Here come the Oscar littlies
Image: Deadpool. Star Wars: the Force Awakens, has just become the highest grossing film ever, with over US$2b at the…

AIDC pulses with Ackermanic mentor program
Ticking off its daily targets, the AIDC releases its list of Pulse mentees, who will touch the mainstream with Roy…

Showcase: flying and sighing and not sicking up
Like Fury Road, Happyband OK Go is determined to utilise in-camera SFX. In this case, the challenge is to do…

Controversial SBS Chair Nihal Gupta leaves plum job
The strange, shadowy story of Nihal Gupta's appointment as Chair of SBS takes another turn, as he resigns abruptly for…

Deadpool
The latest comic book film might appear to twist the expected; however formula still reigns among the attempted irreverence.

Shock loss of senior women in ABC TV as enticing power jobs become available
Carole Sklan and Deirdre Brennan leave the ABC, while ACMI and Screen Australia offer tasty, tasty jobs.

Industry hunts answers at Senate Estimates
Mark Scott digs at SBS, while Senator Ludlum just misses the jugular on screen financing policy.

Spear
Spear is proof that Stephen Page’s branching out into a new creative medium was a wise move.