Television
Jane Campion: heads Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury for Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival has announced that Jane Campion will lead the Cinéfondation and Short Film Jury of the 66th…
Tropfest: Finalists announced, with huge cluster from NSW
The annual Tropfest announcement provides the usual diverse collection of projects, from a surprising number of serial offenders. Could it…
Box Office: 5/2/13 as adults tiptoe back into the cinema
Silver Linings Playbook, which AACTA named the best international film, hit the Australian market last weekend. Did okay.
Screen Australia: rare moment as Screen Australia offers more than we expect
Screen Australia has announced an EXTRA ROUND in the Short Film Completion Fund. That requires producers to recalibrate and focus…

SYN launches over 50 hours of new programming
Melbourne’s youth and community broadcaster SYN has launched its first radio season for the year, bringing a suite of brand…

Toulouse-Lautrec on film
The spirit of Toulouse-Lautrec, Paris and its famous cabarets, theatres and bordellos will be celebrated in a series of free…
Focus on Jeanne Moreau
Our tribute season to France’s greatest New Wave actress, the beautiful Jeanne Moreau, opens with Louis Malle’s 1958 noir masterpiece…
Open Channel industry-based courses lead the way in 2013, at Docklands Studios
As Victoria’s leading industry based training provider, Open Channel training is focused on providing pathways for its graduates into work.…
Learn New Film, TV & Radio Skills @ AFTRS OPEN for a Career Boost!
Recently added new courses include: Producer Offset: Don’t be afraid of the QAPE (16 Mar), a Writing Dialogue Masterclass (23…

Smashed
Mary Elizabeth Winstead excels as an alcoholic teacher seeking to put her liquor-fuelled life behind her in this engaging, unsentimental…