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Screen News in Brief: Nicole Kidman's Amazon deal, Sophie Hyde to direct Emma Thompson
Our fortnightly roundup of news, views and chats with fascinating people. Some very interesting deals being done. Cinemas are suffering,…
Screen Australia reveals passion for the supernatural in sector
Twenty-two projects, a million dollars and a surge of ghost stories will keep the development wheels churning to build the…
Victorian cinemas 'lined up with brothels and nightclubs'
The cinema sector is lining up to pressure the Victorian Government to let them open up, since they are at…
Sonia Bible and The Witch of Kings Cross
With her occult paintings and kinky sex life, artist Rosaleen Norton caused scandal in 1950s Sydney. We talk to the…
Hard data in the toughest market shows value of diversity
Statistics bear out the value of sentiment as the emotive power of diversity for the sector turns out to match…
Box Office: New Zealand comedy Baby Done arrives in hope
Comedy Baby Done would do ace business in a normal year, but is beaten handily by a grim Polish film…
Jennifer Collins: ringside in the arena of ABC change
Beneath a decorously savage surface, the ABC has relentlessly turned vague cliches into solid restructures. What does this look like…
Australian Directors' Guild Awards 2020: More than half the winners are women
Announced in a virtual ceremony, the director's awards celebrated achievements of diverse newcomers and established talent in a year of…
Adelaide Film Festival winners: 'art can become a weapon'
A lively group of jurors reached into the heart of Australian creativity and out to an arthouse stunner from Georgia…
Box office: Dirt Music plods on as US feels lack of blockbusters
Pain all round the exhibition sector from the high towers of Hollywood to picture houses showing Slim and I.