Features
John McGlynn: The Chickabees
The Chickabees is financed and ready to shoot in Geelong in September.
NFSA: plunges into public consultation
The National Film and Sound Archive opts for public consultation. But how will it relate to the current internal changes?
Screen Australia: last hurrah from the days of plenty
Screen Australia is being definite about its fiscal value. $4.5 million in these projects gets $25m in production.
Samantha Lang: filming Carlotta
The former Head of Directing at AFTRS is back behind the camera with Carlotta, soon to screen on the ABC.
Nelson Woss: Blue Dog
Blue Dog is a Red Dog origin story. It’s being made in the Pilbara with the same team as the…
Sound Editor Jenny Ward - always a crusader, now officially a pioneer
Jenny Ward's new role as an official cinema pioneer is a mask for a much more important role, and a…
Babadook: sweet numbers on first weekend
Here's a knock down, straight up good news story about box office for an Australian feature film in its domestic…
Was BIFF bounced by world security goons?
A small Brisbane mystery may turn into a huge disappointment for cinema tragics as BIFF collides with G20.
Stephen Sewell: on making the move into directing
After more than 30 years as a screenwriter and playwright, Stephen is now moving into directing. His first feature is…
Arts muscle in on film festival territory
As video art merges with visual, arts festivals are moving in on turf that used to belong to film festivals.