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School Holiday Kids' Movie Guide
From Star Wars to Will Smith as a Pigeon and an Aussie Go Kart film, we rate the family fare,…

Australian Screen Editors cut to the aesthetic chase
When editors judge each other, they really know what they are talking about. Here are the ASE winners for 2019.

Best Australian Films of 2019
These lists are always subjective, so film critic Mel Campbell brought her heart to the matter of naming the ones…

Is China still the future? Here are some important warnings
The easy ways of doing business with the China screen sector are disappearing, and producers need to use their brain,…

Golden Globes still sexist, has marsupial moment
The Oscars runups continue with the Golden Globes, giving Blanchett and Kidman a familiar nudge.

Sushi Screen News: December
Short, snackable, raw. Here are the takeaway bites on our plate right now.

Going global with small productions - and brew some decent beer
Mark Montefiore of Letterkenny and Bad Blood has a unique mind and a feel for starting small and REALLY maximising…

APDG winners - some interesting choices
The Australian Production Design Guild annual awards cover the whole range of production design. There's a lot to like.

Department of Arts axed in government power play
In a shock announcement from the Morrison Government, the Department of Arts and Communications will be incorporated into 'super department'…

Novel diversity strategy using short films
Producer Lee Matthews has been watering the seeds of diversity with a short script competition. This is what happened.