Australia

Parisian nights light up Canberra
You'd be forgiven for mistaking Canberra for Paris, but may just do so for two nights only this March.

Tropfest partners with SBS and reveals finalists
Tropfest, the world's largest short-film festival, will be screened free-to-air on SBS on Sunday 17 February, 2013. With a promising…
Southern Light Films: cast announced for Son Of A Gun
Southern Light Films and co-production partner WBMC have announced that Australian actor Brenton Thwaites, BAFTA Rising Star nominee Alicia Vikander,…
Vic the Viking: beneath the whale-whacked waters, glimpses of the deal
Vic the Viking is a cheery, inspirational series under production by Flying Bark for Network Ten. To that that October…
Screentime: takes the life of Gina Rinehart
Screentime has announced that it has acquired the rights to Adele Ferguson’s unauthorized biography of mining billionaire and Network Ten…
Porchlight: The Rover goes into production
Porchlight Films and Lava Bear Films have announced that filming on The Rover started on Tuesday January 29. The seven-week…
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…