Australia

Know Your Rights! How to turn a publishing deal into a feature film
Publisher Allen and Unwin's rights manager gives us the skinny on contracts, adaptations, and making your rights work for you.

Sushi Screen News: December
Short, snackable, raw. Here are the takeaway bites on our plate right now.

Going global with small productions - and brew some decent beer
Mark Montefiore of Letterkenny and Bad Blood has a unique mind and a feel for starting small and REALLY maximising…

Ripples spread on government Arts and Communications mess
The Arts and Communications Squidge-up announced yesterday has caused consternation. Some possibilities are being discussed.

APDG winners - some interesting choices
The Australian Production Design Guild annual awards cover the whole range of production design. There's a lot to like.

Department of Arts axed in government power play
In a shock announcement from the Morrison Government, the Department of Arts and Communications will be incorporated into 'super department'…

Novel diversity strategy using short films
Producer Lee Matthews has been watering the seeds of diversity with a short script competition. This is what happened.

eOne - Screen Forever asks what use is it now?
eOne has a lot to say about the screen industry's key problem - how to do niche, nuanced, excellent and…

AACTAs 2019 - Nightingale blows away the sentiment
This year's night of nights was full of surprises with an air of inevitability and a certain unexpected range of…

AIDC cooks pudding spiced with change
Each year the Australian International Documentary Conference links promise with experience in new ways.