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Cannes 2015: modest haul for marsupial southerners
Justin Kurzel moves from a contemporary classic to a simple classic for his Cannes run.

MIP TV 2015: West moves into China as Croisette trembles with the stampede
The rhinos of international TV bellow their pleasure about Beijing, but Australia has a small blue Tasmanian bear. A what?

Lyndon Sayer-Jones: loss of a fine man and an excellent lawyer
Lyndon Sayer-Jones has died at the age of 62, silencing a wonderful ability to demystify the law.

MIP TV 2015: Screen Australia unleashes Youtube demons
Five Youtube players will showcase Australia's talents in the emerging production space at MIP TV in Cannes.

Ratings April 5 - 8: Redfern ends on a lovely high
Thursday: great figures for ABC's Redfern telemovie. And that is pretty fine.

Australian Directors' Guild: the ultimate competition
The 2015 directors' face off competition and dinner is well launched with the list of nominees. By their peers shall…

Journalism Scholarship: game to take the plunge?
In the dust of competition, Anita Jacoby offers a rare opportunity for young journalists eager for the challenge of daily…

Ratings 29 March to 2 April 2015: stop laughing, this is serious
Wednesday - ABC comedy holds up. Not much else.

Screen Australia: it's on, with a new Chair
After seven months with something unaccountably missing, the government has provided a fascinating Chair to the key industry funding body.

Ratings 22-27 March 2015: Nine grinds opposition into dust
Thursday: Nine has to remind itself that the figures are purely temporary.