National
March of the Moguls: surely not more of the same in the ratings game
Just as the old business model of commercial free-to-air television is near dead and buried the ratings game had radically…
Ratings: Sunday, 10/02/13
It is as if they never left! And indeed, they didn't really - they just weren't official since late November.…
Film Victoria: production announcements as 2013 gathers momentum
These announcements arrive late in the funding process. They are not dealbreakers for the filmmakers, but they make a huge…
The Elegant Gentleman’s Guide to Knife Fighting: starts production today
ABC TV and Jungleboys started production today on a television version of The Elegant Gentleman’s Guide to Knife Fighting.
Brief: reminder about Don Macalpine Film
Show Me the Magic, the biopic about honojured and treasured Australian cinematographer Don Don McAlpine, is running on Wednesday night…
Jafar Pahani’s new film to premiere at Berlin Film Festival
Jafar Pahani’s ‘Closed Curtain’ will make its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, while the director remains under house arrest…
Elles
Polish filmmaker Malgorzata Szumowska is not subtle in her cinematic exploration of the parallels between domestic duties and sex work.
ABC: extra $10m for ABC News and Current Affairs
In a rare moment of great news, ABC director of news Kate Torney announced to her staff that the government…
Power of Minidocs: the light that shines
On one level, this story is about the direction and value and context of short documentaries. It is also about…
Screen Australia: reflections on an evolving ecology of short films
In 2009, Screen Australia defined its approach to short film around four programs covering animation, completion, Springboard and the Raw…