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Rodd Rathjen's floating prison
'Buoyancy' is Australia's submission for Best International Feature at the 2020 Oscars. We talk to the director of this brutal…

Big Screen Highlights - from Scary Stories to fast horses, the kids are on top
New releases seems hell bent on twisting young minds with horror but refuge may be found in Ride Like a…

Family films are really crusades. Just ask Richard Keddie.
Ride Like a Girl is hunting for broad audiences, and one of its best weapons is its steadfast celebration of…

This week at the box office: Does ‘Good Boys’ go bad?
School holidays are here, with new offerings for children and man-children alike pushing Australian features out of the charts.

What's streaming this spooky season?
A quick look at the shows coming to Stan, Netflix and Disney+ in the spooky month of October.

Beached Az returns, reborn as a climate change warrior
The Beached Az web series is back, fronting a social media and documentary campaign about climate change.

Small Screen Highlights: Backtrack Boys, Content and Dark Souls 3
On our radar this week: a feelgood doco, new format web series, quality chitchat podcasts and a really hard game.

Which country produces the most popular foreign shows in the world?
Here are some cliche-cracking numbers to ponder. Australians are not really doing that well in foreign affections but the Canadians…

ABC Drama to Unravel Australia's Atomic Past
Production is underway on a six-part series about this very tricky time in our history, written and directed by Rake's…

Industry grabs new weapon in regulation fight
Armed with the conclusions of a major government report, the screen sector gathers in Parliament House to impress the key…