Features

The Dressmaker: film sewn together
Kate Winslet and Judy Davis set to lead the cast in The Dressmaker, produced by Sue Maslin and directed by…

Screen Australia: brains, democrats and a very appalling disaster
The international documentary tranche from Screen Australia gives comfort to independent producers with a yen to travel.

MIPTV 2014: cherrypicking Aussie factual shows works well for Cineflix Rights
Cineflix has been a major purveyor of Australian and New Zealand TV content. And a successful one at that. But…

Australia Network: stabilising its China presence with a new platform
ABC International and Australia Network have announced an agreement with the Shanghai Media Group.

Dreamworks: the animators
Hosted by the Dreamworks Chief Creative Officer, Bill Damaschke, the animation discussion at ACMI was wide-ranging and instructive

Parer's War: much more than a biopic, a moment of reverence
Parer’s War is a film about our most remembered filmmaker, who redefined the craft of war correspondence with a Bell…

MIPTV 2014: Tim Worner gets award, remains firmly in control of the message
The key to power in television is to remain firmly in control. Hence the email interview....

ABC Cuts: SPA goes public to protect independent sector
After a weekend of increasing media pressure on the ABC cuts question, SPA produces a gambit of its own.

Playpen: the sound of tomorrow's car
Prosaic daily life meets the minds of sound designers to become an exploration of future travel on the street electric.

Anna McLeish: producing Ariel Kleiman’s first feature
Ariel Kleiman previously directed the short film, Deeper than Yesterday, which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.