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There's a lot more to the streaming pivot than horror in the exhibition sector. It will resonate across the entire global industry.

Screen Forever moves online, ACMI's set to reopen, and classy Australian films screen at cinemas. Here's what you need to know this fortnight.

Heading towards $7 million, The Dry will be making the core team of Harry Cripps, Robert Connolly, Steve Hutensky, Jodi Matterson and Bruna Papandrea very happy. And ageless leading man Eric Bana.

Nerves are normal and part of our human conditioning. These simple strategies can help you shine at your next audition, job interview or live presentation.

This week's box office report is predictably topped by seasonal fun and family favourites, as a difficult year draws to a close.

Without entering a cinema since February, the film critic's viewing ranged globally, with favourites including sublime Australian shorts, old television comedy and new films from Steve McQueen, Pablo Larraín and Kosovo's Antoneta Kastrati.

From new films Lassie Come Home, Croods 2 and Soul, to classics like My Neighbour Totoro, the Artistic Director of the Children's International Film Festival, Thomas Caldwell, gives us his recommendations.

From 'shining a light' to 'unique', 'thrilling' and 'punching above their weight', we identify the worst PR offences, with top arts publicists chiming in with their own pet peeves.

Fans of Jane Harper's blockbuster crime novel won't be disappointed by this faithful big-screen adaptation, but reviewer Mel Campbell wishes it went further.

The bestselling crime writer talks to Guy Davis about being on set as an extra and seeing her literary vision made real with a film starring Eric Bana.

A genre-spanning selection includes VR film 'Prison X - Chapter 1: The Devil & The Sun', feature documentary 'Playing with Sharks', and short film 'GNT'.

From Australian gem Babyteeth, to lesbian Christmas romcom The Happiest Season, to classic sitcom rewatches, this is what the office is watching at the end of the year.

As the screen sector contemplates the same small group of films, we ask what we mean by quality.

Highlighting the cultural diversity of Australia’s gold rush years, this is also a well-crafted and highly entertaining genre film.

Maintaining sanity was a key theme in this year's most popular career articles as we pivoted, pirouetted and battled Zoom-exhaustion. Nurturing tender creative shoots and backing ourselves with good PR was also essential.

This year the US is not a fount of soppy joy in the cinemas, even though the projects were greenlit long before Covid. Meanwhile, we have heat and dust.

Here’s a roundup of opportunities in 2021 for LGBTQIA+, POC, Indigenous, Disabled, and gender diverse screen producers. Applications open now.

We're heading back to cinemas; Causeway's supernatural horror comes home from Serbia; and awards, opportunities and opinions abound in this final instalment of News in Brief for 2020.

My Brilliant Career blends the intimacy of life writing with the broader scope of a story being retold. The lessons it holds for Australian girls and women continue to resonate.

How much did the AACTAs win push Babyteeth, after the glow of glory died? Rams passes the woolly $4 million mark.