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Screen Australia open for business - but business is changing
In these wretched days, screen agencies can offer new opportunities during the COVID-19 crisis. Here are some possibilities with Screen…

Coronavirus: Screen Australia and Screen Producers Australia talk crisis in public
SPA and Screen Australia muse in public about positive moves to pull sector forward.

Screen News in Brief: producers' POV, more production funding as government waddles along
Our fortnightly roundup of news as positive opportunities stagger through the flames. Coronavirus coverage is about covering many, many details…

Streaming may cop data caps as NBN under stress
In a roundtable with Australian telecommunications operators, communications minister Paul Fletcher discussed managing the congestion issues the controversial NBN would…

China offers a smidgen of good news on coronavirus
China seems to be reopening its cinema system, while being ultrapositive in the media.

Key AIDC guest Gordon Quinn hospitalised with Coronavirus
Gordon Quinn was an exquisite presence at the Australian International Documentary Conference. A week later, he was sick and looking…

Upskilling in Isolation: Making Use of the Time
Masterclasses, podcasts, free micro-skilling sessions and a bunch of AFTRS short courses online. Here are some ways to continue learning…

Coronavirus brings Cannes to a hopeful halt
The dream is over for the year. Cannes would be beautiful in an empty summer, but we can't get there.

First moves on Coronavirus for exhibitors and production community
Letters to the government, audiences kept apart from each other in the dark - COVID-19 is warping our world.

Game devs step up as potential lockdown looms
To help support and encourage people who are self isolating, some game devs are giving away their games for free.