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Indy Distribution: seizing a sneezing opportunity by the throat
One small sneeze for a panda, one giant leap into indy distribution for a bureacratically driven Chinese exhibition system.

Film Victoria: $1.9 million for 11 Victorian screen projects
The projects will generate an estimated $28 million in production expenditure in the State.

CinefestOz: offering the richest film prize in Australia
CinefestOz has announced a $100,000 prize for feature films and feature documentaries.

HK FILMART 2014: conference programme mines old stories for new meanings (1)
In China, too, topics like Multiplying Your Revenue: the Power of Online Media are deeply disturbing for traditional TV.

Brief: Sydney Film Festival plays Hansel and Gretel for 2014
First titbits from the Sydney Festival lead us into the forest of dark winter dreams.

Ratings: Tuesday, 1st April 2014
My Kitchen Rules combines to Resurrection to deliver a sucker punch to a hopeful Nine.

Learn new skills from industry experts @ AFTRS OPEN
Learn new skills @ AFTRS OPEN – Finding Animation with PIXAR, Screenwriting, TV Editing, Directing Matsterclasses & more

Ratings: Monday, 31st March 2014
Even with My Kitchen Rules, Seven is pipped at the total audience share post for the Monday night. Also, joy…

Playing the game: more government funding for gamers
The Victorian government has set aside more than a quarter of a million dollars to fund game development.

Daniel Scharf: indiscretion leads to legal chaos
Daniel Scharf is living his own Romper Stomper nightmare as he went public on a deal too early.