Features

Observational documentary, reality TV and the death of independence
What happens to the gentle, mysterious craft of observational documentary when it is absorbed into mainstream television and turned into…

Awards: more Fury on the side road
The Screen Actors' Awards, the Editors Guild, the International AACTAs..

Box Office: 1 Feb 2016 as kids forced back to school, while The Dressmaker clears $20m
As exhibitors send their special trained sticky mess detecting dogs back to their kennels, the grown-up movies are out of…

Looking for Grace - actors, audiences, laughter and the chaos within us all
Sue Brooks is surely one of Australia's most individual and distinctive directors. She and producer Lizzette Atkins talk humour, world…

Screen people in Australia Day Honours List 2016
Conventional with touches of fire is a pretty good summary of the short, short list of screen people in this…

Tasploitation 2016 competition with terror, a yellow moon and a touch of Bowie
Where better to have a horror filmmaking challenge than Tasmania, where you can run but you can never really hide?

Australian Directors' Guild Awards - Entries close SOON
2016 ADG Awards nominations due on 14 February, Herewith, a list of categories and the party announcement.

Andrew Knight - detail, character, humour and plot
Producer and writer Andrew Knight reflects on the real joy and frustrations of television writing as he turns Jack Irish…

AFTRS: survey still hungry for answers
The AFTRS online skills survey needs the utter glory of your opinions. We dare you to be part of industry…

Hire an impact producer, change the world
Committed to social change, documentary filmmakers are pioneering new ways of reaching audiences - and creating a new craft called…