Australia

An Evening with Michael Rymer, Reframe, Production Design, Production Budgeting & More @ AFTRS Open
Just scheduled for 9 December AN EVENING WITH MICHAEL RYMER, a unique chance for behind-the-scenes Sci-Fi & Horror insights from…

BAPFF: from Korea with lip-synch, a different way of seeing silents
The Korean solution to the lack of sound in silent cinema was truly amazing - and about to be reconstructed…

Oz Cinema: collides with a means of Extinction
Anna Broinowski, detective documentarian, tracks Australian films at the local box office to find some giant, sinister footprints.

The Mule
This Australian film may be bypassing cinemas, but the crime comedy-drama is one audiences needn't strain to enjoy.

Ratings: Summary for week 47, Nov 14-21
We were covering SPA last week; here is a quick roundup of the basic numbers while we were otherwise engaged.

ABC Cuts: beyond the desolation, the city of dreams
As the ABC holds ugly meetings with staff around Australia, Mark Scott sticks to the need for program cuts in…

Tokyo Tribe
The iconic and inimitable Sion Sono applies his particular talents to a ridiculous and riveting underworld opera of sorts.

SPA 2014: Selling formats - two models and a bastard amid a haze of detail
Selling format rights into the US market is like selling ice to the Inuit - great bragging rights and a…

SPA 2014: ABC under pressure, ups original content
ABC Head of TV whistles insouciantly at budget cuts with low cost comedy.

SPA 2014: Foxtel: continues to increase local production, and local formats
SVOD, FTA or Foxtel? In that battle for brand loyalty, Foxtel knows that local content is an increasingly handy weapon.