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Simon & Schuster invests in narrative futures
Two Australian creatives rewriting digital destiny with a novel approach that foresees a publishing future that’s not all e-books.
Ratings: Wednesday June 5th 2013
Nine reaches 43.8%, beating Seven by almost 20%. What could turn the world upside down like this? State of Origin.
Melbourne International Animation Festival 2013: two day conference embedded in the feistiness
The Melbourne International Animation Festival is fast approaching, and this year we’re excited to introduce a brand new offering for…
BRIEF: Gruen Sweat: wins Rose d'Or in Brussels
Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder's Gruen Sweat has won the 2013 Rose d'Or for the Entertainment category in Brussels, joining previous Australian…
Moralee: from Queer Screen to Underbelly Arts
Jain Moralee, who was the General Manager and Festival Director of Queer Screen, has joined Underbelly Arts as Executive Director.
Brief: first the grief for film, now the tears for DVD
Sign of the times: Enhance TV is abandoning DVD sales on June 14th, and relying totally on downloads. But what…
David Gulpilil: receives $50,000 Red Ochre Award
Actor, dancer, choreographer and painter, David Gulpilil, OAM has received the $50,000 2013 Red Ochre Award, while Richard Frankland (Stone…

$2.3 million to support new Australian documentaries
Four new SBS documentaries with an Australian focus receive $2.3 million in financial support from Screen Australia.

Sneak a peek at MIFF 2013
2013 Melbourne International Film Festival offers a peek at upcoming program.

Indigenous recording will prove history wrong
A dead technology is being revived in a riposte to the anthropologists who thought they had recorded the last Indigenous…