Features
American Film Market: Aussie & Kiwi distributors make first acquisitions
The Australian distributors at the American Film Market have been reaching for the bank account to acquire bright new fare…
Ratings: Sunday, 4th November 2012:
In just ten minutes, the ABC dropped nearly 200,000 viewers on the five city figures, to put it behind Ten…
American Film Market: Pitching sharks into a hurricane
With Hurricane Sandy drowning parts of New Jersey and delaying the arrival of film executives arrival at the American Film…
Ovation: the channel that Foxtel couldn't kill
Ovation, the original arts and entertainment channel on Foxtel, has announced another smart TV deal, this time with Panasonic's VIERA…
Brief: one man’s hunt at the AFM
Richard Harris, CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation, has just attended Ausfilm Week, and continued straight into the first…
First of a Kind - Last of the Bunch: on the fourth day, the SAFC took form in the void..
Only Dr O'Donnell could be witty about the shuffle of reports that led to the South Australian Film Corporation. That's…
The Future of Film: you thought it was dead, yes?
While digital exhibition may be dead on its feet, cinematographer and teacher Jeff Bird delivers a tightly researched argument that…
MIPCOM 2012: reflections on the tectonic shifts in international television
Laszlo Kriston, ScreenHub's own internationalist, looks at the rise and fall of empires, the bounce and shove of egos, and…
Playpen: caged workers and flying pigs
In the fast-moving world of commercials - very different from long for work - there is a certain irony in…
Annual Drama Report: Screen Australia reveals 25% rise in drama production
According to the annual Screen Australia Drama Report for 2011-12, the spend in 2011-12 was $623m, and feature production figures…