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Sydney Film Festival launches free online publication to celebrate 60th anniversary year
This groundbreaking initiative is a world-first, designed as a free digital-only publication with thousands of pages of content and images,…
Hong Kong Filmart 2013: signs off
Filmart closed Thursday with numbers slightly ahead of what had been anticipated prior to the event. Exhibitor numbers were confirmed…
David Whealy: lawyer back in the independent wilds
David Whealy, the former head of legal affairs for Omnilab Media, is back in the independent sector with a new…
MEAA: scoring for locals in sports visa rort
The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance has pulled off what it calls a great victory in channelling overseas crew visa…
Why we love music
Music is the most popular art form in Australia. What makes it so appealing?
Producers jailed: durance vile for failed film fraudsters
Merely gross for outsiders, this story has a certain joyous fascination for the screen sector. And six and a half…
ABC: Senate recommends changing charter to force regional production
The Senate committee enquiring into The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's commitment to reflecting and representing regional diversity has called for changes…
Hong Kong HAF 2013: how to really make a mess of an awards presentation
Several days after HAF organisers presented an award to the wrong Taiwanese project on Wednesday evening, the right one has…
Back Lot: getting traction for new distribution model
Tony Ianiro and Mark D’Angelo of the newly-launched Back Lot studios have created a flat fee distribution model that they…
The Sapphires: fingers crossed as early figures on US box office are very encouraging
Over the first weekend, on four screens, The Sapphires took $40,990 in New York and Los Angeles. That is a…