Australia

Screen Australia: last tranche for 2014
22 projects, including 18 features, 2 TV series, and 2 industry placements. All for $434,600.

Box Office: Dec 22, 2014 - A funny thing happened on the way to the Cave
For Australia, this is the lull before the storm, as we wait for December 26, to clean out the old…

Penguins of Madagascar
This silly animated spin-off does what what a hijinks-heavy, hyperactive feature-length cartoon should.

Latest Ratings: Week 51, 12-19 Dec 2014
The week - nothing happens at this time of the year, does it? The cricket rools.. Enter the Lindt Cafe…

Cinema documentaries bring a new audience to Rembrandt and Van Gogh
An ingenious documentary maker grabs a market opportunity bringing art out of the gallery to cinemas around the world.

Screen Australia: last documentary tranche for the year
The last tranche of documentary investments under the old guidelines has now entered the history books.

The Water Diviner
Variance in perspective is tempered by neatness in construction in Russell Crowe's first directorial effort.

Chinese Production: Tying the Knot on several different levels
What lies behind the three picture deal between Tass, Parker and Andreacchio for Chinese co-productions?

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Favouring spectacle and special effects once more, Peter Jackson brings his journey through Middle Earth to an unsatisfying end.

The best films of 2014
Another twelve months of watching the world through the filter of film has almost come to an end.