Australia
AIDC: first gambits for 2016 conference
Stanley Hawes! Impact Strategy Hack Contest! with added pie fights! Yes, the documentarians are stirring for the 2016 conference.
Regional Media Changes - Orwell goes to the bush
The regional broadcasters are asking that the rules to protect them be abolished. Um... how does that help local broadcasting?
We’re right to make a scene about gender equity in the Australian screen industry
Today film schools have around 50% gender equity among graduates and there is no shortage of aspiring female composers, writers,…
Screen Australia steps up on gender equality
Australia's national screen funding agency has bitten the bullet and committed to both a benchmark on female participation and a…
Tropfest: back from the abyss
Tropfest survives to screen its bite-sized films another day.
Ratings week beginning Sunday 6 December 2015 - Monday update
Despite a glitch in the middle - beyond our control - here is the Sun-Thurs picture. The AACTAs had less…
Fury Road: white knuckles in awards burn-off
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has spoken on the topic of Fury Road. So have some Bostonians. The results…
Sue Maslin and The Dressmaker - the business case for gender equity
With new commitments to gender equality in the screen sector emerging, Sue Maslin adds a timely reflection on her own…
Screen Forever 2015: fighting the good fight on TV deals
In The TV Deals Today: Screen Australia session, producers could be excused for seeing their future as a battleground -…
Screen Forever 2015: ABC Commercial open for business, gets into the mind of the buyer
Big changes have been happening at ABC Commercial and in the content sales industry around the world. Managers from various…