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SCREEN BUSINESS, SCREENWRITING, TV WRITING, PODCASTING +MORE
Lots of online courses start in July: SCREENWRITING FOR FILM plus WRITING FOR TV and WRITING FOR TV: PART 2…

From Congo to Dendy, Mirene Igwabi emerges as a natural director
We all want diverse stories to fit a diverse country. This is what we actually mean.

SFF winners symbolise changing industry
Purcell, Igwabi, Agdag, Epstein, Stolevski, Baricevic.. gone is the great avalanche of Anglo-Celtic names which rolled through an industry generation.

Box Office 19 June 2017 - does a flop make a sound if no-one goes to watch?
Right now some key US studios are on their knees thanking the international market. Their domestic response is positively mummified.

Film Buff's Forecast finally leaving Melbourne's airwaves
Icon versus bureaucracy? The inevitable passage of time and tide? Paul Harris, Triple R and his loyal listeners face the…

ABS industry numbers explore a time of hope and trouble.
The master survey of the whole sector from the ABS is a fascinating mix of fortunes, which basically shows that…

What's On - SFF, Winton, Stratton, Melbourne Animation, AACTA dates
Sydney Film Fest climaxes with lovely Screenability program; MIFF to open with The Jungle; Melbourne International Animation Festival approaches.. and…

Ten's travails turn dramatic
Will the Senate wilt and remove the two out of three rule? Will Ten have an unexpected owner? This could…

Queen's Honours List for the Arts
63 people who have given tireless support to the arts were recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours this year.

Queen's Birthday Honours List 2017 most joyful in years
Cate Blanchett leads off on a list which includes Deborah Mailman, Stephen Page, Don Crombie, John Romeril, a clown called…