Australia
Box Office: inching forward, bowing to Gone Girl
The week ending 13 October 2014 will not go down as the moment when anyone in exhibition got suddenly rich.…
Before I Go to Sleep
For a film about reclaiming an identity, Before I Go to Sleep too plainly lacks one of its own.
Brief: International Emmies brush Australia
The 2014 International Emmies decide to like Australians, once. A pretty rare moment.
Writing Children’s TV, Corporate Presentation, Intro To Docos, Brand Funding & More @ AFTRS Open
Grab the last spots in all-new CORPORATE PRESENTATION one-dayer this Friday and WRITING FOR CHILDREN’S TV starting this weekend. October…
Brief: Screen Australia drama development funding, October 2014
$560,000 and 17 projects, of which eight are funded for the first time.
Deluxe: cold logic behind the Heartbeat Fund
Alaric McAusland has committed Deluxe Australia to a clearer investment and sponsorship strategy. Vision in a Heartbeat.
The Judge
Dwell in cliché and trying to evoke sentiment, The Judge is a family drama dressed up as a legal thriller.
Box Office: Babadook ploughs ahead, escaping Australian genre woes
While Babadook continues to scare overseas, the US release of Addicted provides a salutary comparison.
Children's TV: Tectonic shifts as grown-ups protect their inner child
Tough, uncertain times in chlldren's drama as the producers head to MIP Junior in the endless search for the finance…
Piracy: shooting sparrows with a cannon
Sue McCreadie, serious purveyor of policy explanation, takes on the horrible task of simplifying the various positions. Hallelujah!