Features

Earning a living in 2030: turning the media experience into a lived experience
Ironically under serious threat itself, Metro is running a digital exploration of our deep future - and how we can…

Australian TV Production: the big end of town gets bigger
Entertainment One goes into domestic production in Australia - and another little elephant balances on the production string.

MIPCOM 2014: the dealmaker cometh, again
ReedMidem's awards bag acknowledges the power of SVOD as Sampson tiptoes round the temple with the money-changers.

AIDC: nimble enough for a revolution
The Australian International Documentary Conference reveals a new approach, insists it is honouring the past, and skis into the blizzard…

MIPCOM 2014: the stars, and some reasons to keep going
Our man in Cannes sampled the market and tells us what products caught his fancy.

The Gough Whitlam Memorial Services: the speeches
In a day of remarkable idealism and unity, Cate Blanchett and Noel Pearson gave extraordinary speeches from their hearts.

Box Office: bet on pride [and tolerance] and do just fine
With only a few familiar tendrils of antipodean cinema hanging on, the discerning viewer can inspect Pride and Whiplash.

China: ancillaries in a nutshell
The evolution of Chinese production continues at a ferocious pace, transforming ancillaries and confronting piracy.

RatPac: James Packer back into media - this time through film
Have the true media tycoons gone from our culture forever? Maybe not, if James Packer plays his Hollywood cards well…

APSA/BAPFF: two festival puddings on a single plate
Australian dramas nominated at APSA while the BAPFF reveals first interlinked films.