Film

What exactly does a showrunner do?
This television role is crucial – but strangely elusive. Darren Paul Fisher sheds some light on the secret life of…

AWGIES 2019 - clear favourites dominate night
Irish eyes were smiling all over the audience of writers at the Australian Writers Guild's annual awards. And TV featured…

Fleabag’s feminist rethinking of tired screenwriting tools
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's writing on Fleabag is as formally intriguing as it is emotionally complex.

Small Screen Highlights: from the historic to the hilarious
This is a highlights reel for the ages, with offerings of rare archival footage, comforting faves and a mobile world-first.

Greater diversity in screen is good for business
While Australian film and television may be dominated by people of Anglo backgrounds, Jackie Bailey argues that we could be…

Co-op mode: Aussie game devs fight for labour rights
The games unionisation movement is kicking off worldwide. So what's holding Australian game devs back?

Shantaram TV Series to Film in Victoria
The epic novel by Gregory David Roberts will film in Victoria in October for Apple TV, with Justin Kurzel directing.

Opening the Floodgates? Screen Australia's new story development guidelines, one year on
Screen Australia's Head of Development Nerida Moore says the Generate Fund's first year has been a roaring success.

ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
From a spate of art fairs to early 2020 program announcements and ticket offers for upcoming Festivals, we bring you…

Small Screen Highlights: Seachange returns, The Hunting and Virtual Reality Treats
Audiences flocked back to Pearl Bay after a 20-year break, SBS tackled teen sexting and we sample some new reality,…