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Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras: delivers for SBS2
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras seems to have found a televisual home, to the statistical delight of SBS.
Byron Bay International Film Festival: kicks off with standing ovation
The 8th Byron Bay International Film Festival kicked off a packed opening weekend program with a standing ovation for the…
Foxtel and Freeview: a tale of two digital grabs
Big moment for Foxtel as it tries to redefine itself with new content provision mechanisms. Meanwhile, Freeview+ gets an outing…
WA Screen Academy Doc Wins Best Film
The short documentary The Truth About the Monkeys by 2013 WA Screen Academy students took out the prize for the…
Ratings: Sunday, 2nd March 2014
Kitchen show rules the night, though The Block is not that far behind.
Oscars 2014: Catherine Martin, twice… and its Cate Blanchett again
Contrary to some pundits, Catherine Martin and her team have two Oscars for the look of The Great Gatsby. But…
Chinese exhibition: now second largest in world, and turning inwards to local fllms
Greg Dolgopolov, an eager student of Communist countries wrestling with capitalist film production, adds the latest 2013 figures to a…
Playpen: the elephant always remembers
As Australians inch our collective way into (gasp) fantasy, the Hispanic tradition is an inspiration. Pablo Larcuen from Barcelona is…
VFX: US industry accuses rest of VFX world of causing downfall
The increasing rage expressed by American VFX workers about the loss of some key companies and a lot of work…
Senate Estimates: traitor escapes dungeons under Parliament Hill
Given that Mark Scott has been slyly accused of treason by the Prime Minister, he may have given thanks that…