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Dungog Film Festival: town remains bucolic
With the demise of the Cockatoo Island Film Festival, Dungog is also left sans festival and in disarray. Not so…
March of the Moguls: ham-fisted reform v nothing much at all
Dr O'D flies a conceptual helicopter over the whole sorry media regulation imbroglio.
AWG: a small piece of luck in a landscape of policy disarray
While the media have been in a frenzy about the alleged death of democracy with an independent overseer to the…
Media Rules: two committees, one game of poker
Today, with no less than two Parliamentary committees, lobbyists for the sector are holding their breath in the hope that…
Legislation: Conroy's Bills hit House of Representatives
The Australian Content legislation which the Guilds find so alarming missed some vital details. This morning, the bills went to…
Hot Docs: Stolen director's new film to present in forum
Violeta Ayala and Dan Fallshaw's new film The Bolivian Case is the only sort-of-Australian documentary to be selected to present…
What’s in a Name?
Five friends face a chaotic night of heated arguments and smashed plates in this French comedy about a dinner party…
BRIEF: Madman picks up Cowboy Bebop
Madman Entertainment has announced that it will be releasing the full series of Cowboy Bebop this year on Blu-ray. The…
Val Morgan: announces ACES Awards finalists
Val Morgan has announced the ten finalists in its third ACES Awards for excellence in cinema and TV advertising. The…
ASTRA Conference: Foxtel goes buffet with Foxtel Play
Foxtel CEO Richard Freudenstein has unboxed a new TV service called Foxtel Play, which promises no lock-in contracts and access…