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Government enrages industry with strange new streaming deal
Netflix gets tax breaks? Industry furious but the change is useless and the real rage is about total government inertia.

Sydney Film Festival honours Jenny Neighbour and goes bersersk
Eraserhead, Empire of the Senses, O Lucky Man and Female Trouble – all in one single night of cinematic extremes…

Box Office 15 April 2019 - kids's film overwhelm the multiplexes again
Despite the patter of tiny feet and herds of feral tots, Hotel Mumbai, Us, Green Book and Woman at War…

Around the Web: Chris Lilley, Disney +, who needs a memory to make art?
Lilley has a new series, we have an ace reading list, Disney plans to rule the world, Brit kids overwhelmed…

Big Screen Highlights: Hellboy, The Aftermath and the traumas of scrabble
It's definitely the season for suspending your brain in special juices that let in the emotions and shut out our…

Who will win the Game of Thrones? Let mathematics provide the answer
Machine learning algorithms predict who will be left standing in "Game of Thrones" after delightful student experiments in Munich.

Inside the mind of Chinese streaming magnate Dr Gong Yu
The head and creator of IQiyi Inc recently talked risk, innovation and opportunity to an industry audience from across Asia.

Screen Australia Announces Documentary Funding for Seven New Projects
Warwick Thornton's The Beach, a Valerie Taylor shark documentary and an animated soccer series are some of the highlights.

Two potent local films launch at Adelaide Film Festival
The premieres of Top End Wedding and Animals at the Adelaide Film Festival's Popup stretch from urban tough to Indigenous…

Box Office 8 April 2019: The American appeal of Hotel Mumbai
Hotel Mumbai does well in the US while latest tentpole steals audiences over here.