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ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
From the Melbourne Women in Film Festival, to protest art in Hong Kong, and survey exhibitions by George Gittoes, Carolyn…
2019 screen sector by the numbers
2019 was an audience-friendly year for the screen sector. How did they respond?
The Diver wins Flickerfest Australian grand prize
This could be a real local breakthrough moment for Michael Leonard and Jamie Helmer, who are known better overseas.
Netflix proving it accepts regulation
Maybe Netflix just thinks the coffee is good in Paris, or maybe it is surrendering to determined regulation, and being…
Box Office - we like our feminist films much better than the US
Is there money in a racing helmet that looks like this? Both Go! and the Kelly Gang need a boost.
Climate emergency cinema smoked out but not cancelled
The pedal-powered outdoor cinema event at Melbourne's MPavillion had the first of three screenings postponed due to poor air quality.
What's new in mainstream TV drama for 2020?
Is it still possible to make breakthrough television in Australia? The 2020 new Australian shows on mainstream media can be…
Neil Gaiman to appear in Australia
The Melbourne Writers Festival has announced that fiction writer Neil Gaiman will make a one-night only appearance in February.
Is that it? Oscars Nominations 2020
Margot Robbie is the only Australian hope in the Oscars, in yet another year where issues of diversity seem ignored…
Palaces of Dreams overwhelmed by reality
Cinemas are vital parts of community life in regional areas with their own responses to the fires.