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MIPJunior 2013: hearts, smarts and farts
Picture a bunch of execs talking about making children laugh. Picture our correspondent László Kriston keeping a straight face as…
MIPJunior 2013: your youngest VOD-consumers are 15 months old, but the parents pay for the content
The ubiquity of television even in a baby’s life is overwhelming. Before they can talk, infants are habitually tapping the…
Backlot Films: producers taking to the distributor-for-hire model
Six months after it officially launched it’s distributor-for-hire model, new Melbourne theatrical distributor, The Backlot Studios, is expanding it’s slate…
Cordell Jigsaw: gets International Emmy nomination
Cordell Jigsaw Productions has picked up an International Emmy nomination for the second series of Go Back To Where You…
MIPCOM 2013: weekly bidding wars, fueled by Foxtel and Aussie digi channels, fattens Zodiak’s bottom
One would think that the Aussie TV sector is small in size and purchase power, but that is not the…
AACTA Awards: dates announced, frocks at the ready
AACTA President Geoffrey Rush and NSW Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts, George Souris, have announced the date…
Brief: Screen Australia feature development investments October 2013
$650,000, 18 features, 4 individuals - Scroz makes another bid to support the future.
SBS: on demand service launches on Fetch TV
SBS’s dedicated catch-up viewing service, SBS ON DEMAND, will now be available free to customers of the Fetch TV IPTV…
Metallica: Through the Never
Part concert film, part extended, dream-like journey into an apocalyptic world inspired by the band’s songs.
Iranian cinema flourishes despite strict regime
The third annual Iranian Film Festival aims to challenge stereotypes and promote some of the world's most exciting cinema.