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Tropfest same but different for 2017
It is impossible to stop Tropfest, though the gods of chance and chaos and funding have tried. This year the…
Life’s A Pitch, Costume Design, Moving Camera, Robert Thirkell + More!
February highlights include THE MOVING CAMERA and INTRO TO COSTUME DESIGN plus 5 week MOBILE CONTENT CREATION begins.
Lion's Director in righteous victory
Garth Davis, director of Lion, has the Directors' Guild of America award for best first time feature director.
ABC has new Head of Non-Scripted Production
Josie Mason-Campbell fills six month hole as new ABC Head of Unscripted Production, responsible directly to the Head of Television.
Box Office 6 Feb 2017 - Lion laps up the spoils
Lion has taken at least $62m around the world and is about to beat La La Land in Australia.
Performers facing reducing conditions
MEAA is heading for conflict with the Screen Producers Association (SPA) over a key award, while a can of worms…
A Golden Koala brings films by emerging Chinese directors to Australia
Far from the cold touch of official approval, nine diverse Chinese films by emerging directors slip into a campus-based festival…
AIDC 2017 - program released for desperate times
The 2017 AIDC conference will feature international guests and challenging projects while the very concept of truth is under attack.
Robert Thirkill Factual Masterclass, Moving Camera + MORE!
Don’t miss the unique opportunity to hear BAFTA Award-winning UK director/producer Robert Thirkell (Troubleshooting, Jamie's School Dinners) giving his C.O.N.F.L.I.C.T…
Sundance 2017 roundup - two Australian films grab critics by the throat
Kitty Green scores a triumph for Casting JonBenet, the streaming services go into a feeding frenzy, and Red Dog gets…