Australia

The most anticipated Australian films of 2020
From Relic to Rams, Slim and I and Babyteeth, our updated list for COVID-19 has films to look out for…

Running an online conference: Five salutary lessons
When the NZ Doc Edge conference was stopped by COVID-19, the Industry Manager added one line to his email address:…

What the arts can learn from Black Lives Matter
To really change the arts, we need to change arts leadership. Travis de Vries thinks we should make bigger systemic…

Stay spry! Stay sane! Three more film festivals to stream
More couch streaming with an East Asia film fest from Italy, as Perth goes profound and perverse, and docs keep…

Guillermo del Toro: how to create a cinematic genius
Guillermo del Toro is a true provocateur of the demonic unconscious, his mind awash with imaginary oceans, wise in the…

COVID film students making a mark on history
Film students across Australia have been struggling to make films while locked down in isolation. The lucky ones are living…

$250M Federal Government Arts and Entertainment Package
Arts sector to share in $250M COVID-19 relief package comprising new loans and grants.

$50 Million Screen Package to Address Insurance Woes
The Government's $250 million Arts rescue package includes a chunk to get the the screen industry moving again. Details are…

New genre company offers industry a monstrous future
Monster Pictures and Pictures in Paradise have created a joint venture to hypnotise cult audiences with enough pizzazz to cross…

ABC takes another battering as we are distracted by the plague
Just as the ABC announces another brutal round of cuts, it releases an expansive five year plan. Something doesn't fit.