Australia

National Ratings Monday 1 May 2015 - a total absence of local drama
House Rules gives Seven a commanding lead, though Ten stays above 20%

Australian Writers’ Guild announces Platform X winners
Eleven NSW and ACT writers have been chosen for an intensive two-day master class to develop their eight projects across…

No such thing as a chick flick?
Provoked by the current discussion about the exclusion of women from the screen sector, we explore the box office success…

She Only Barks at Night
An eerie and unsettling evening, featuring a live horse, a dead cat, and a French doctor.

Greens appoint Bandt to arts portfolio
The MP for Melbourne was appointed as arts spokesperson on Monday and has already gone on the attack.

National Ratings Thursday 28 May 2015 - Ten loves those numbers
Away from the gong shows, ABC redesigns brains again, and does pretty well as a result.

Screen Producers Australia sends delegation to Producers Guild of America
Screen Producers Australia is headed to Hollywood this week with a delegation of more than 20 of its members attending…

Showcase: St Kilda Soundfest winners alive and kicking on your screen
This year's SoundKilda winners have done beautiful work, varying from the intricate to the apparently artless. And here they are..

Selling Lindfield - final decisive break with production history
Once a documentary powerhouse and key production complex, Film Australia's Lindfield site is a lump of dirt on the world…

Kudos: this week's winners
Nominations are in for the St Kilda Film Festival, and the City of Literature celebrates the Premier's Award for Unpublished…