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How chilling out led to an Oscar nomination
Bentley Dean talks about how the film Tanna came together. Pigs and kava were involved.
AIDC 2017: the inner game on the festival circuit
US producer Amy Hobby provides a wealth of experience about the changing landscape of festivals, and the tools to fight…
Short doc makers learn how to get a slot in news
Torn from the headlines, but evergreen too - print media chats up short film makers with a contradiction.
Box Office 14 March 2017 - Lion in serious triumph territory
At $156m, Lion has now beaten Hacksaw Ridge's $150m around the world - if we leave out China where it…
AIDC 2017 - Graeme Mason on the right place, at the right time
The annual speech from Screen Australia at AIDC is a chance to reflect on both the business and the state…
National Ratings week beginning Sunday 5 March 2017 - whole batch
With the Australian International Documentary Conference this week, we can only provide the ratings in a single clump.
Video games, military culture and new narratives of war
A new generation of artists and gamers are creating war stories which reveal much about our militaristic culture.
David Stratton: a cinematic life - the nuts and bolts of a complex meditation
Not just a fascinating look a Australia's cinema, the David Stratton film confronted daunting script and structural problems.
What makes Australian films succeed in the marketplace? Try dag factor
Screen Australia releases important analysis on the key factors which link successful Australian films in the marketplace. Hint: it's not…
What's On: Jasper Jones + Oscar films + Joel Pearlman + Super 8
A wealth of fabulous, modest films race out after the Oscars, along with Jasper Jones and David Stratton.