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Tropfest winner announced
Victorian filmmaker Nicholas Clifford has been announced as the winner of the 21st Tropfest, the largest short film festival in…

Mardi Gras celebrates best queer films
Foxtel’s World Movies channel has partnered with Queer Screen and Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to present six of…
Berlin 2013: little rocket scores for Australia
The Rocket and Satellite Boy were the Australian features in Berlin this year, both in the Generation section for young…
Tropfest: SBS full pelt on hysteria generator
Yes, SBS pulled its broadcast together in just a few weeks, and delivered the full lexicon of breathless adjectives. By…
AFI/AACTA: retrenchments as AFI considers hacking into awards
The Australian Film Institute, home of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, is contemplating its red ink and…
Foxtel: appoints five, announces executive team
Foxtel Executive Director of Television, Brian Walsh, today announced some key television appointments at Foxtel Networks Australia.
Tropfest Jr: Monster of a win
Ben McCarthy (NSW) has won Trop Jr, the biggest short film festival for little people with a big imagination. Ben’s…

Africa TV series edited over climate change comment
The BBC has edited an episode of David Attenborough’s nature series ‘Africa’ to remove a comment about climate change.
Malaysia: now you see it …
Malaysian film officials have taken the opportunity of the Berlinale to announce delays, further delays, but nothing concrete for new…
Disney: periscope up in Australian waters, huge production to emerge from foam
The Australian attempts to snaffle the Disney remake of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea climaxed in Canberra today as the…