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Brisbane International Film Festival - something tropical this way comes
BIFF's slice through the year's films finds some favourites but begins an aesthetic which may become more and more a…

What's On Screen? ABC comedy comeback, footy wives get down and dirty, and latest flicks
This week the Screenhub Hivemind invites guest curator Anthony Morris to give us his rundown of what's on the small…

SUFF snuffs sanity over four ferocious days
Surrender to forbidden pleasures, add a respectable mini-conference of obsessed academic minds, and you have a cineaste's spring festival.

Beyond First Person Shooters. Women in Games: Part 1
Film Victoria has announced the five recipients of its 2018 Women in Games development grants. We ask about the rationale…

Scripted Ink deal bangs on closed doors
Scripted Ink prototypes a way of breaking open the doors to big production companies and broadcasters with the Drama Hothouse…

Adelaide Film Festival 2018 - Mumbai, Nightingale and Acute Misfortune expected to sparkle
Adelaide has the Australian premiere of two major features, plus some dynamic low budget films. Proof again that our cinema…

Hotel Mumbai to Emu Runner - the responses from Toronto
Hotel Mumbai, Nekrotronic, Jirga and Emu Runner seem to live on different cinematic planets.

Daina Reid: from comedy performer to directing The Handmaid's Tale
Starting out in comedy, Daina Reid has become one of Australia's busiest and most respected television directors. Now she's worked…

Why it’s time to end the policy limbo threatening Australian children’s TV
Australian children’s television consistently punches above its weight on the international stage, but remains in a policy limbo.

Box Office 10 September 2018 - powering to nowhere
Here's hoping The Merger can travel the country enchanting local folk because its release was pretty muted.