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What's Up With DocPlay? An interview with Paul Wiegard
The dedicated documentary streaming service launched quietly in 2016. The Madman CEO says it's now going strong and playing a…
MIFF brings a pile of film-maker inspirations into your lounge
The online version of the Melbourne International Film Festival tumbles out to its national audience, with a mix of ticketed…
'Non-Indigenous creatives are stealing the marketplace' - Penny Smallacombe
Screen Australia's Head of Indigenous says more and more of her time is taken up reading scripts by white people…
Government help for sector has sting in tail
Fletcher v Burke over the government's determination to pay international producers. The local sector is not so lucky.
Screen News in Brief: MIFF fires up, impact producer fund, NITV in footy culture doc
Our biggest cinephile event has us in a tizz, but there's lots of other news and views in this fortnight's…
ATL ask for federal support for digital arts programs
The paper recommends the creation of an 'Australian Digital Arts' content to support local theatre broadcasting alongside international productions
Australian Directors' Guild announces 2020 Nominees
There were nearly double the entries this year, with a slew of new and established directing talent recognised. Watch these…
This week at the box office: the familiar made new
This week at the box office, audiences see the classics reimagined, the familiar rendered horrific – and an Icelandic film…
SBS' The Feed presents 'Story Line': stories from 6 months of COVID-19
The half-hour documentary is based on voice recordings from around the country. It premieres next week.
Smart thinking and great home viewing as live audiences evaporate
A small documentary festival in Castlemaine, pioneers in WA Rev it up, and six strangers on Zoom across Australia launch…