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Our fortnightly roundup of news, plus stories you might have missed.

Indies celebrate as Kickstarter votes to unionise
The union, which is made up of 85 employees, is a watershed moment for tech companies – and an exciting…

Silver Trak memory machines help Asian archival race
Honed by work in Australia, Silver Trak Digital is building an Asian hub to support cultures to preserve their audio-visual…

Maya Newell: Don't be afraid of doing things differently
The documentary filmmaker behind 'Gayby Baby' and 'In My Blood it Runs' explains a truly collaborative and consultative approach with…

MentorHer 2020 calls for Applications
Women in Film and Television offers a three-month mentoring program for female identifying screen practitioners.

We love sport. We love movies. But movies more than sport?
Almost a third of Australians have been to the movies in the last four weeks, according to a recent research…

Series Mania stays sane about Australian shows
Series Mania, running in Lille at the end of March, lines Australian series up against the world.

AIDC: enter Netflix, decked with dreams
A latish addition to the AIDC international guest list is Myleete Aga, the director of content for Southeast Asia and…

Crisis in journalism: Quick takes from global survey
The Reuters Institute annual survey on digital news covers covers 75,000 news users in 38 countries who were polled in…

Game devs post callout for rare and unique words
How would you describe home? A new AR project through RMIT is looking for rare and untranslateable words about place…