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Box Office 7 May 2018: Avengers overwhelms Breath as well
Two in every three dollars spend on the top twenty films last weekend went to Avengers: Infinity War.

Deep Breath on ADG Night of Nights 2018
Directors Guild Awards: diverse projects and women directors? Is this the future?

Dark PR - a self-defence manual
Cyberwarfare, pumped up by social media, is demanding, vile and overwhelming. Battle tactics are intricate, but here are some basic…

Government announces $140m fund to attract offshore production
The Feds have finally fixed the mess about the world incentive battle to tempt tentpoles to the Australian sector. And…

Screen Australia in radical overhaul of development guidelines
Screen Australia has opened itself to new visions and approaches from outside the traditional industry mainstream. The old barriers are…

Review: The Gateway
It might delve into parallel worlds, but this Australian sci-fi effort can’t find its own space or escape its generic…

Brief: Washington stolen by British elves
As the BBC launches its production arm in Australia, it finds a new head happily working in a matchbox.

What's On in Film: Breath + Tentpole mayhem + I am not a Witch
The buzz around new Australian feature Breath is pretty good and fingers are crossed it will succeed. If you feel…

Review: Last Flag Flying
Richard Linklater’s latest again explores the influence of the past on the present, but can’t always balance its varied tones.

After the Apology - a film building on miraculous generosity
After the Apology, the feature documentary by Larissa Behrendt and Michaela Perske, is a case study in research and interview…