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The 2021 Natalie Miller Fellowship to offer $20k for women in film
The prestigious fellowship offers $20k for professional development for women in film. Applications are open until 29 August.

Sydney Theatre Company's Patrick McIntyre appointed new NFSA CEO
McIntyre brings two decades of arts management experience to the NFSA. Following groundbreaking CEO Jan Muller, who resigned in December…

Game Review: Chicory uses cute animals to question the very nature of art and artists
Chicory: A Colorful Tale has you revitalise a colourless world. But that task comes with more existential dread than you…

Box Office: New arrival Escape Room 2 flounders against Covid
The weekend figures dropped a quarter in one weekend, and are less than a third of a normal winter school…

Is your TV telling corporations what you watch? And is broadcast TV dying?
Samba, a way to digitally track viewing habits, is spreading to Australia, hoping to challenge our traditional assumptions – and…

News in Brief: Revelation cans opening night, the Aussiewood boom, and more
This week: game development gets priority visa processing, Minister Fletcher retreats on Foxtel, and Covid claims Revelation’s Perth opening night…

TV Review: Mr Inbetween's Aussie crime chapter comes to an end
Scott Ryan's highly successful drama about a charismatic hitman is finishing up this month. Anthony Morris takes an admiring look…

Necrobarista, money, and the miserable business of artistic games
The lead artist on the award-winning Melbourne game alleges missing and inconsistent payments, and poor workplace culture. These issues are…

Nine-day writing retreat for West Australian screenwriters
A joint initiative from Cinefest Oz and Women in Film and TV, the generous retreat promises nourishing peace and creative…

Mario Golf takes over Australia, while Kiwis completely ignore it - ANZ Game Sales Analysis
The top games of Australia and New Zealand were completely different last week, with Kiwis preferring the gritty anime sci-fi…