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Screen Australia may shift funds to development in crisis
Screen Australia signals flexibility if demand shifts, but the major problems are shaping up to be huge.

COVID-19 stops Sydney Film Festival
Here is the message from Chair Deanne Weir, CEO Leigh Small and Festival Director Nashen Moodley.

The future of storytelling is collaborative
Breaking down the barriers between subjects and producers, and empowering communities to control their own stories, the Beyond the Box…

Minister meets arts leaders to plan coronavirus approach
The Hon Paul Fletcher met with arts leaders today to discuss how to support the industry as COVID-19 closes cultural…

Covid-19: sector scrambles to make sense
Industry trembles on the edge of chaos as producers realise they have reached the end of the known world.

The real life lessons we can learn from virtual reality
With the launch of a new documentary, we look at the way virtual reality technology can be used to teach…

Melbourne Queer Film Festival swings into gear
The Melbourne Queer Film Festival has moved from movies to a movement as it spreads across cinemas to celebrate its…

MEAA's advice on Covid-19
Don't panic, be sensible, think like a very big cat. Smart advice for a crowded industry.

AIDC winners, record attendance, burst of development cash
For attendees, a list of winners who take $510,000 away. For everyone else, a sense of what you missed. For…

Screen News in Brief: Virus hits, industry waits, life goes on for now
Coronavirus attacks Elvis on Gold Coast while Ten hacked up by ViacomCBS. Lots more in this roundup.