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As arts organisations go online, a whole bunch of opportunities have opened up for artists - we give you the latest news on what's happening in the sector this week.

In just months the struggle for social media supremacy has moved from Youtube, Facebook and Twitter to a playground where we hide from COVID-19.

Writer-director Julie Kalceff talks about First Day, the groundbreaking children's TV series now showing on ABC ME.

Outside the door it is life and death stakes. Indoors we want a break.

SPA and Screen Australia muse in public about positive moves to pull sector forward.

In these wretched days, screen agencies can offer new opportunities during the COVID-19 crisis. Here are some possibilities with Screen Australia.

These hols are going to be harder than usual for kids and parents. Anthony Morris gives advice for the endless hours in front of the box.

Our fortnightly roundup of news as positive opportunities stagger through the flames. Coronavirus coverage is about covering many, many details that add up to a collective roar.

China seems to be reopening its cinema system, while being ultrapositive in the media.

In a roundtable with Australian telecommunications operators, communications minister Paul Fletcher discussed managing the congestion issues the controversial NBN would face during the coronavirus pandemic.

Gordon Quinn was an exquisite presence at the Australian International Documentary Conference. A week later, he was sick and looking for a Coronavirus test.

Letters to the government, audiences kept apart from each other in the dark - COVID-19 is warping our world.

The dream is over for the year. Cannes would be beautiful in an empty summer, but we can't get there.

Masterclasses, podcasts, free micro-skilling sessions and a bunch of AFTRS short courses online. Here are some ways to continue learning inside your bubble.

To help support and encourage people who are self isolating, some game devs are giving away their games for free.

Here is the message from Chair Deanne Weir, CEO Leigh Small and Festival Director Nashen Moodley.

Screen Australia signals flexibility if demand shifts, but the major problems are shaping up to be huge.

Industry trembles on the edge of chaos as producers realise they have reached the end of the known world.

The Hon Paul Fletcher met with arts leaders today to discuss how to support the industry as COVID-19 closes cultural institutions and cancels performances nationwide.

Breaking down the barriers between subjects and producers, and empowering communities to control their own stories, the Beyond the Box session at AIDC looked at practical examples.