Opinions & Analysis
New documentary investments from Screen Australia defy financial hits
Screen Australia supports fine feature docs as life is about to get harder for producers.
Box office: Black Widow arrives, carrying the virus of Disney+
A female killing machine called Black Widow sweeps the world, and we love the entertainment.
Is your TV telling corporations what you watch? And is broadcast TV dying?
Samba, a way to digitally track viewing habits, is spreading to Australia, hoping to challenge our traditional assumptions – and…
Colourblind Casting: 'I've been waiting for this a long time'
When actor Ming-Zhu Hii got to play a delicious period role in 'Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries' it was a…
Australian documentaries, large scale or intimate, strive for a global market
How do very different companies Wildbear and Southern Pictures respond to the challenge of selling Australian stories to the world?…
Revelation Film Festival and the shining lights of low-budget indy art
This year, Revelation Perth International Film Festival showcases some low-budget indy adventures in true art according to director Richard Sowada.
Foxtel in for the kill in debate over Australian content quotas
At one minute to policy midnight, the screen sector resists cut to Foxtel obligations, wants to deal with streaming regs…
Who really owns Hollywood?
We analyse the quarterly and annual results of the biggest screen media production companies, and speculate on the motives of…
Australian Ads are still made by white people, for white people
The industry needs to get comfortable with having uncomfortable conversations around race, says young Chinese-Australian producer Annie Thiele, offering suggestions…
Media reform policy process brings sector conflicts to a head
The Green Papers sent to the Media Reform process make agreement impossible in a whirly whirly of change. This is…