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Dominic Minghella: hooky, bingeable and driven by love
The writer and show runner of Doc Martin, Robin Hood and Knightfall gave candid insights into his process and motivation…

Big Screen Highlights: Mortal Engines, China Love, Climax
Blast of new high octane high confrontation and quiet delight films arrive for grownup tastes over Xmas. Will they last…

Brief: Raising Films Australia Screen Industry Forum on Dec 6
Location: AFTRS in Sydney. Topic: the final WIFT survey report. Speaking: the key people. Duration: afternoon.

APSA 2018 - adding lustre to festival favourites
This year's APSA awards follow in the international accolades for the region's films pretty closely, even if they are a…

Small Screen Highlights: SBS boxing drama, glitzy AACTA Awards and a zombie film with class
SBS takes it out On the Ropes, Seven Plus offers catchup for the AACTA Awards, plus Cargo and a Radio…

Screen Forever: how producers can storm Hollywood, gently
Agents, showrunners, Australian diffidence, hammering on the Hollywood gates - here's how producers get a Californian tan.

Box Office: Enter the Grinch to clobber Creed 2.
Launching the silly season is The Grinch, proving we are all now desperate for a happy ending in a world…

AACTA 2018 - the names we gossiped about all year
Glendyn Ivin & Bruce Permazel have Best Direction awards so far, while Belinda Chayko and the team of David Tranter…

Bitches, Fierce Femmes and Molls: in praise of difficult screen women
Why are the best female characters bad girls and anti-heroes? Our report on the juiciest panel at Screen Forever.

What's on Screen: Sorry to Bother you and Widows
We are waiting for next week, but a couple of smaller pictures are well worth a visit, as the Australian…