Australia

National Ratings week beginning Sunday 20 September 2015 - the full set
It looks as if the audience prefers to watch boys trying to please girls rather than girls pleasing boys. At…

No tears but some anxieties as Fifield replaces Brandis
Reaction to the demise of Senator George Brandis as Minister for the Arts has been widely celebratory but will the…

Hillditch: Final Hours is just a beginning
Zac Hillditch is doing just fine in the North American market, as his first feature goes long form and the…

Kimble Rendall: how to survive in a spiders' nest
The director of Bait 3D, Kimble Rendall, is back with a much bigger picture, and at least one serious star.…

Box Office: couple of penguins, a koala and a dog or two
Hokey? Maybe. Sentimental? Sure. But another dog film is storming the Australian market.

New Cabinet: Fifield inherits the empire
Senator Mitch Fifield gets the double whammy of Communications and Arts, and inherits a world of sorrow.

Mark Scott comes out in favour of key industry reform.
The future of Australian television drama is threatened, even as audiences like it. One small technical change could make all…

A home for the arts open 24/7
Foxtel’s new arts channel upends traditional assumptions that pay TV is primarily for sports lovers.

National Theatre Drama School Advanced Diploma of Acting 2016 - Applications Now Open
The National Theatre Drama School is now accepting applications for the industry accredited Advanced Diploma of Acting.

Calisthenics: the synchronised swimming of arts forms
Calisthenics, a uniquely Australian mix of of dance, gymnastics, theatre and rhythmic exercise, became a cinematic obstacle course for feature…