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SBS, Screen Australia co-fund three year program to foster diverse screenwriting talent
The Emerging Screenwriters' Incubator will be run in partnership with screen bodies, providing 18 diverse screenwriters with employment in top…

This is your new world, says Minister Fletcher to producers
The game is far from over, but the Minister's speech at Screen Forever 2021 points to a whole new casino…

What We're Watching: February
The Dry, Penguin Bloom, kdramas, cartoons and more, in this month's roundup of what the office is watching.

Vale Ian Richter, scenic artist
Ian Richter was 'a generous and gentle soul who loved the world and all its riches', according to Michelle McGahey…

Film Review: Unsound is a charming melody with some missing notes
A deeply human love story about a trans deaf man and a queer musician. Naavikaran honours this independent film's ambitions,…

TV Review: Why Are You Like This self-skewers twenty-somethings
Spinning off from a Fresh Blood pilot, this comedy mocks the pretensions and self-righteousness of youth, and though the characters…

Ask the Mentor: Going back to the office feels too hard!
Qualms about returning to the office are a nice problem to have for some of us. But change is hard,…

Connolly plunges into the deep after The Dry
Can Blueback, now starting production in WA, do as well as The Dry? Hard to compare as this film has…

Box office: Long Story Short late to the box office party
Four of the top five films at the box office are now Australian for a total exceeding $25m.

The lifetime climate cost of your next-gen console
Videogame consoles aren't covered under energy efficiency regulations in Australia and NZ, but that doesn't mean there isn't a price.