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See-Saw Films brings an Australian touch to the strangest Cannes Festival of all
The appearance of Ammonite at the Cannes Film Festival is just words on a piece of paper, but they cast…

Dedication, determination and self-love: one director’s journey
Gut Feeling, a multi-award-winning Australian web series, has launched the career of AFTRS alumna Hattie Archibald. She tells us how…

Return of the humble drive-in
The revival of drive-ins counters isolation, drawing on the magic of cinema in the open air and pointing to a…

Vale Bill Gavin
Screen executive Bill Gavin, known for some wonderful NZ films, cut his professional teeth in London and became a force…

Ask the Mentor: How do I get new clients to build my business?
Media Mentor Esther Coleman-Hawkins answers your career questions with brisk no-nonsense advice for screen professionals.

Nerida Moore, Screen Australia’s Head of Development, on COVID impact
While the sector is frantic to start shooting, it is also relishing the chance to develop projects. How does that…

Free online workshops on interactive writing hosted by South Australia Film Corporation
Prepared to support local writers, this professional development program goes national and global, with guaranteed places for SA writers. Christy…

TV Review: Operation Buffalo - a darkly comedic take on dubious historical moment
Set in 1950s Australia around the Maralinga A-bomb tests, this satirical thriller from Peter Duncan is entertaining but takes a…

COVID-Safe Guidelines released
The official guidelines for an anti-viral screen workplace are now out. No surprises but a vital level of certainty.

Global Film Festival streams to us for next ten days, for cost of donation
If you could distill the absolute essence of cinema and watch it in the ultimate binge at home, you would…