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St Kilda nominations - 2018 meets wave of 2019
The Battle of Imaginations plays out across a hundred films. Will an established swag grow, or a new treasure glitter…
Audience Awards at Sydney Film Festival rarely stray far from home
Audience awards are statistically strange but certainly encapsulate loyalty.
New Minister Fletcher shows inclinations on quotas and content regs
Though the government is mostly silent on the content regulations debate, Paul Fletcher has his initial reactions on his website.
Box Office 24 June 2019 - family blockbusters overwhelm market
Top End Wedding won't go far beyond $5.1m which is way below the figures for a popular indigenous film of…
Vale Bill Collins - unique, electric and inspired
Bill Collins, Mr Movies, was a prince of suburbia who inspired three generations and maybe shifted the direction of Australian…
Big Screen Highlights - Some ace fests, plus pets, toys and a savage doll
Besides the new films, fest fever strikes Perth with a Revelation, and four fests exhaust Melbourne audiences in under a…
Is the BBC on the way to dominating international news?
The international growth of the BBC is part of a transformation in broadcasting networks which feeds on the need for…
St Kilda Film Festival - screen dreams at the winter solstice
The annual St Kilda Film Festival is about to launch with a complete package of support to engage emerging makers.
First films announced for Melbourne International Film Festival 2019
A slate of new Australian films dominates the first glance at our oldest and biggest festival.
Bong Joong-Ho's Parasite nests in growing Sydney Film Festival
Few surprises in the Sydney Film Festival prizes for 2019, as growth looks fine as auteur directors find their success…