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The Diver wins Flickerfest Australian grand prize
This could be a real local breakthrough moment for Michael Leonard and Jamie Helmer, who are known better overseas.

Netflix proving it accepts regulation
Maybe Netflix just thinks the coffee is good in Paris, or maybe it is surrendering to determined regulation, and being…

Box Office - we like our feminist films much better than the US
Is there money in a racing helmet that looks like this? Both Go! and the Kelly Gang need a boost.

Climate emergency cinema smoked out but not cancelled
The pedal-powered outdoor cinema event at Melbourne's MPavillion had the first of three screenings postponed due to poor air quality.

Found on the net - global visions of the screen world
New inventions in branding. Large format cameras. Editing Star Wars. Festival films. Chinese crackdown on indy visions. All juicy stories…

Film: Go! gives kids the racing bug
The gentle art of family films is deployed by Steve Worland who wrote Paper Planes and director Owen Trevor who…

What's new in mainstream TV drama for 2020?
Is it still possible to make breakthrough television in Australia? The 2020 new Australian shows on mainstream media can be…

Our updated 2020 calendar of film fests around the world
With coronavirus decimating the festival circuit, here's our updated guide to online fiction film festivals happening near, far, or entirely…

Is that it? Oscars Nominations 2020
Margot Robbie is the only Australian hope in the Oscars, in yet another year where issues of diversity seem ignored…

Palaces of Dreams overwhelmed by reality
Cinemas are vital parts of community life in regional areas with their own responses to the fires.