Features
Why digital isn't killing the cinema star
Far from killing film festivals, digital exposure may be growing audiences willing to try something different.
Beyond backdrops: scenography takes centre stage
Australian theatrical design is distinctive for its collaborative approach, a quality that will be on display at an international scenography…
Fury Road relentless in box office
While Strangerland waits in the arthouse wings, Fury Road has the relentlessness of a council steamroller.
Showcase: steeped in blood
The trailer for the Kurzel Macbeth is out, and we do some quick comparisons between old and new, ridiculous, strange…
The Lindfield money: daring to dream of a new industry fund
A modest proposal to revive the documentary sector.. just with a real estate deal.
Mobilising audiences to oppose Australia Council Budget cuts
Arts companies are enlisting the weight of audience opinion to protest the Minister's Budget move redirecting funding from the independent…
No fun for you darling - the ugly truth in Australian film production
The dominance of men in the Australian feature industry is the Beast That Will Not Die. Not yet, anyway.
Partisan slips onto Australian screens as Fury Road holds its own
June 2015 opens with Fury Road thundering along happily, while Partisan is pretty modest
Showcase: St Kilda Soundfest winners alive and kicking on your screen
This year's SoundKilda winners have done beautiful work, varying from the intricate to the apparently artless. And here they are..
Australian Film Funding - rules beat taste on funding battlefield
Defending a tax-based subsidy system, David Court points to cruelty of assessment based 'beauty contests'.