Australia
News in Brief: year begins with modified hope and modest dreams
Screen Forever moves online, ACMI's set to reopen, and classy Australian films screen at cinemas. Here's what you need to…
TV Review: Bump is Australia's answer to Booksmart
Sharp and sweet, the new Stan series from Kelsey Munro and Claudia Karvan is a quirky teen pregnancy drama in…
How Australian films did globally in 2020
From The Invisible Man to Measure for Measure, Anthony Ginnane does his annual scorecard of Australian film's global theatrical performance.…
Streaming wars: how threatening are they really to the film industry?
There's a lot more to the streaming pivot than horror in the exhibition sector. It will resonate across the entire…
How to thrive with performance anxiety
Nerves are normal and part of our human conditioning. These simple strategies can help you shine at your next audition,…
Film Vic announces extra production funding for games
The changes include raising production funding to $300k per project, and waiving applications fees until July 2021.
Adrian Martin's 2020 in Review: A year out of joint
Without entering a cinema since February, the film critic's viewing ranged globally, with favourites including sublime Australian shorts, old television…
You like them and so do we: a sampler of favourite Screenhub stories
Between Covid and the government's determination to back the free enterprise media, the sector has had its toughest year in…
Box office: not with a bang but a whimper
This week's box office report is predictably topped by seasonal fun and family favourites, as a difficult year draws to…
Words that drive us crazy in your media releases
From 'shining a light' to 'unique', 'thrilling' and 'punching above their weight', we identify the worst PR offences, with top…