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Screen Australia Announces Development Funding for 18 Projects
A new feature film from Baz Lurhmann, an adaptation of a Melina Marchetta novel and online sci-fi comedy series from…
Vale Mark Ruse, lover of laughter, maker of dreams
Mark Ruse, key Melbourne indy producer, brought grace and generosity to the hard craft of comedy.
Vale Arthur Dignam
The Australian stage and screen actor, whose work included roles in The Devil’s Playground and The Dismissal, has died of…
China evolves a new screen market, traffic is officially stunning, Avatar won't go away
Bittorrent traffic is much higher than Facebook around most of the world – just one of our tasty list of…
A three part plan to free us from our homes – is this the starting gun?
If the three step plan announced by the government is supposed to get the economy moving, this is a very…
Screen News in Brief
A new campaign supports Australian content, big film festivals go online and plethora of talks and forums to keep you…
MIFF announces online version for August in an excited flurry of change
The Melbourne International Film Festival, known for its commanding sprawl over 17 days, has gone boutique, digital and national in…
GCAP conference chooses a new theme and a new path forward
The annual games conference held during Melbourne International Games Week has changed its theme to reflect this year of pandemic.
Drop in jobs in arts and recreation sector a double whammy
A quarter of all arts and recreation jobs are now gone. Only eatery and hotel staff are worse off. And…
ABC supports indy sector in historic pivot to invent a shiny future in dark times
The Fresh Voices initiative by the ABC is far more than a content program as Michael Carrington, the Director of…