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Disney sics mouseketeers onto world as Murdochs retreat to Fox den
It's now a muscled-up traditional studio v the new tech companies in a struggle for world domination as Disney takes…

Box Office 15 December 2017 - Lucky is not while the Good Time is ignored
Not the best indy numbers but there's some ace films in the cinemas beyond the Star Wars queue.

Develop the Developer Mark two launched, lives could be changed
Trying to build a career? Creative but too smart to try being a key creative? Just want to be vital…

What's On - More Star Wars, a sacred deer, and a slow Xmas
When are the key award films coming our way? It is a peculiar summer.

Let's try again - another awards system to claim indy space
Can the Ozzies succeed where the AACTAs get tangled up? Can nimble work for the Indy Underscape? Ozflix is giving…

RealTime publishes its last edition
After 25 years, RealTime is calling it a day, but not before celebrating its significant archive of reviews, interviews and…

Screen's toughest tough guy mans up for honorary doctorate
Bryan Neathaway Brown, producer and actor, stalwart of Aust, has been given an honorary doctorate. His speech is pretty wonderful.

Safer Workplace Strategies Forum - how do we protect the truthtellers?
Mandate a code of conduct or lose funding, says Screen Australia. A beginning, but there's more to be done, says…

Shorts and animation lead Australia in dead year for Oscars
Both short film winners at the AACTAs are in serious contention for an Oscar, though only the actors hit the…

Culture, truth and power - Asian cinema and the West
The rise of Asian international cinema is a huge, subtle topic. Here's a few quick stories to ponder.