Australia
Sundance: Australian embraced for planetarial Venus
Lynette Walworth's Fulldome fantasia Rekindling Venus has been running at the Sundance Festival, in the New Frontier program. It seems…
Canberra filmmakers receive $80,000 boost
With ScreenACT announcing grant recipients for 2013, nine Canberra film projects share in a pool of $80,000.
Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature
This award acknowledges the achievements of eminent literary writers aged 60 years and over who have made an outstanding and…
Silver Linings Playbook
Bradley Cooper, Jacki Weaver, Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence shine in this charming new film from writer/director David O.…
Another great year for Indigenous screen stories
The success of The Sapphires and Redfern Now caps off another top year for Indigenous stories.
Oztam: television getting used for other things
It’s official. Television remains at the centre of Australia’s domestic screen activity according to the latest Australian Multi-screen Report, released…
Brief: AACTA gets a Crowe for the caws
Russell Crowe leaves Thirty Odd Foot of Grunt at home as he plays stand-in for Hugh Sheridan, who has business…
ZDF Enterprises: restructures co-productions and acquisitions
German company ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE), a significant player in the Australian children's television space, has announced a major restructure of…
BRIEF: Ten buys Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Nick
Network Ten has bought the re-imagined Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Nickelodeon.
Flickerfest: Yardbird and Dumpy take top awards
Flickerfest has continued the trend for industry professionals to enter and dominate the short film awards. Yardbird, selected as the…