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A funny thing happened on the way to the drive-in
Screen culture, digital art and live performance overlap in the latest project by hybrid arts company, Aphids.
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Australia's Laos film loses to Europe
As the long list for the 2014 Foreign Language Oscar is culled from 76 to nine, Australia's entry is dumped.

From utopia to Utopia
The ironically-named Aboriginal community of Utopia is the poorest place in Australia and the focus of John Pilger's latest film.
Brief: Sam Holst pioneers Australasian culture swirl
Sam Holst, born and trained in Melbourne, prominent internationally for a New Zealand film, is a prime example of the…

Flickerfest – a festival of shorts
Flickerfest has become nearly as iconic as its venue, Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Catch this year’s hottest shorts under the stars.
SLR: sells Dropouts to ABC
SLR Productions has sold its flash animated series Teenage Fairytale Dropouts to ABC.

Actor Peter O’Toole dies aged 81
Best known for his starring role in Lawrence of Arabia, the Irish actor passed away in a London hospital after…
Berlinale: early titles for Generation section
While the complete Generation programme won't be announced until mid-January, twelve titles including two from Australia are teased out pre-Christmas.…
Sundance: in brief
The first major festival of 2014's shorts programme comes in four flavours: US Narrative, International Narrative, Documentary and Animation. US…