Features
From 526 to one, Writers Guild sifts hopes to find a Shining Light
Australian Writers' Guild supports new series, showcases five more in drive for writer-driven quality.
Pushing Miranda off Hanging Rock
A Melbourne artist has challenged the dominant myth of Hanging Rock by raising uncomfortable questions about actual losses and traumas.
What's On - Tropfest + Oscar Biggies + Nureyev + Suburban Mayhem
Tropfest, Oscar biggies, a Golden Koala and the best filmy feed in Sydney. And a tasty film and food fest…
Government enquiry puts independent production companies in the hot seat
The Liberal Party has just organised a House of Representatives enquiry into the growth and sustainability of the Australian film…
Coming soon to a cinema near you? Ticket prices shaped by demand
A new smart phone app will allow cinema goers to pay less to see less popular films, so tentpole films…
Tropfest same but different for 2017
It is impossible to stop Tropfest, though the gods of chance and chaos and funding have tried. This year the…
Lion's Director in righteous victory
Garth Davis, director of Lion, has the Directors' Guild of America award for best first time feature director.
ABC has new Head of Non-Scripted Production
Josie Mason-Campbell fills six month hole as new ABC Head of Unscripted Production, responsible directly to the Head of Television.
Box Office 6 Feb 2017 - Lion laps up the spoils
Lion has taken at least $62m around the world and is about to beat La La Land in Australia.
A Golden Koala brings films by emerging Chinese directors to Australia
Far from the cold touch of official approval, nine diverse Chinese films by emerging directors slip into a campus-based festival…