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ABC mourns leadership lynchpin, Mick Millett
Millett, a "reporter at heart," was a fierce advocate for journalists' rights. His death spells more bad news for Australian…

On the Move: A reshuffle for Create NSW, new Board for Perth Festival
New Board members for Perth Festival and MCA, a shake up at Create NSW, AIDC appoints new advisory committee and…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
From exhibitions about BFF, contractors announced for Sydney Modern and Australian Museum, Feminist Writers Festival, and this week's opportunities.

How to Hold Space for your Actors
Originally trained as an actor, film director Kim Farrant shares deep wisdom about getting the best from performers.

Tubby the Robot - destroyer of depression
'Happy Android - a robot saved my life' is on the ABC via Compass. The filmmaker Jaina Kalifa is as…

Small Screen Highlights: Glitch, Gogglebox and Glassblowing
Paranormal ABC thrills, voyeuristic couch-critics, hot craft competition and a very useful podcast from Screen Australia.

Bohemian Rhapsody DoP on his choice of lenses
It is almost impossible, unless you got all VR, to avoid the use of a lens. Their effects are things…

Elephant stomps on traditional development practice
How will theatre company Back to Back adjust its joyful collective work to the sad disciplines of cinema development? They…

CinefestOz bets on happiness
The CinefestOz finalists for 2019 were a pretty good batch, with a family film about joy and optimism comes through…

Box Office: cautious release for Nightingale while Palm Beach and Danger Close wind down
Australian films hold their line but there are no charges to glory. Not even from the war film lovers.