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20,000 Leagues: amount provokes opportunitistic political storm
$20.6m into 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to generate an estimated 2000 jobs. Let's turn on the cynical part of…
Stop Press: Australian films in Annecy
No graduating films or simple shorts, sadly, but Australia does have three productions on screen in the official selection.
March of the Moguls: putting their right feet forward
Jeff Kennett did not earn his appointment to the Seven team as a commentator in the lead up to the…
Jesús Franco: dead at 82
Man made more than two hundred Spanish horror films. He was working on Pereira vs the Alligator Women when he…
Media Reform: Sector grim as key bill preserves ugly details
The Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Convergence Review and Other Measures) Bill 2013, and the Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2013 are…
Sapphires: glints in the US, as sleeper Lore hangs in
In week two, the Weinstein empire spread The Sapphires from four to twelve screens. Figures remain respectable. What happens when…
ABC: Richard Finlayson appointed head of television
Richard Finlayson, currently the chief operating officer at SBS, has been appointed the new head of television at the ABC.…
Box Ofice: 3rd April 2013
Goddess has not turned out to be the hit that producers Andrena Finlay and Richard Keddie had expected in a…
ABC Head of Television: CPSU unimpressed with appointment
Given the tension inside the ABC over the partnership approach to production with the independent sector, the appointment of Richard…
Brief: Disney brings Nemo to Australia as government clinches deal
The government has just announced that it will contribute $21.6m to Walt Disney Studios to bring 20,000 Leagues Under the…