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Blackmagic rides a white horse for empowered creatives
Blackmagic is a remarkable Australian success story, which grew from nothing to sell equipment around the world. All driven by…

AFTRS Director’s toolkit, distribution & sales + Winter Courses
Upcoming short course highlights include: Distribution Exhibition and Sales with Tait Brady plus The Director’s Toolkit with David Caesar, Dialogue…

Australian director Charles Williams wins at Cannes
In a magic moment, an Australian film wins a rare, rare Palme d'Or for Short Film at Cannes.

Cannes sales bathed in a sense of irony
A connoisseur of irony? Here's some from the sales at Cannes, involving Netflix, Jafar Panahi and a heap of disappointed…

Box Office 21 May 2018 - Cargo spills, Breath keeps blowing bubbles
The fact that Cargo is an interesting pic with a great performance from an international actor turned out not to…

Fought over for 55 years, one of Australia's great cinemas is about to be saved
The battle to save the extraordinary Capitol Theatre in Melbourne nears victory, as Lord David Puttnam joins the fight with…

ABC Budget Cuts: a key expert speaks
Michael Ward has been a key policy insider for the ABC and the AFC over two decades. Here he works…

St Kilda fest off and running
The local affection for the St Kilda Film Festival seems to be increasing year by year. Not just a film…

What's on in Film: Cargo is here, Breath entices, St Kilda pulses, QAGOMA peculiar
Cargo arrives for limited screenings in the one country where you can see it on a big screen. St Kilda…

Review: Deadpool 2
The wisecracking superhero is back, once again trying to pass off snarky, self-referential gags as substance.