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What happened to 3D movies?
Remember Avatar and the mini-boom of 3D films? We ask the industry how things changed in the last decade, for…

TV Review: Wakefield succeeds with equal opportunity compassion
A drama where everybody hurts, Wakefield’s equal opportunity compassion holds it all together.

Ascendant Film Review: Charlotte Best shines in this sci-fi thriller
Ironically enough, Ascendant – a film in which a young woman is trapped in an elevator – also has a…

Rising Sun Pictures sold to US equity company
After a long, careful search, Rising Sun Pictures joins a global conglomerate. Managing Director Tony Clark explains why.

Q&A: Angela Tiatia on gaming, diversity and winning the Ian Potter Moving Image Commission
New Zealand-Australian artist Angela Tiatia has been named recipient of the $100,000 Ian Potter Moving Image Commissions. We speak with…

Film Review: This is Port Adelaide celebrates a place, a tribe, a club
Director Nicole Miller has crafted an affectionate and nostalgic portrait of the Club and its community writes Port Adelaide local,…

Writing the fine line between sanity and madness: Wakefield's Kristen Dunphy
Drawing on her own mental health struggles, the award-winning Australian TV writer talks about creating characters who are more than…

'Detective Cooper' series to be co-produced by Goalpost Pictures
Malla Nunn's novel 'A Beautiful Place to Die' is being adapted for the small screen with South African broadcaster M-Net…

Feature documentary makers in desperate fight to protect funding
Under new reforms, producers cannot get a tax rebate for production budgets under $1 million. Recent films in this category…

Neighbours: more come forward about racism on set
Former regular Sharon Johal has spoken out about her own experiences of racism on-set, expressing hope that this outpouring will…