Australian screen industry
DocPlay: new films streaming this week
Your guide to what's new to stream on DocPlay from 17 to 23 June 2024 in Australia.
Disturbing trend damaging actors’ mental health
Forced to wait up to four months to hear the outcome of an audition, actors' mental health is regularly suffering.
Revealed: Otto by Otto, Stan review: deeply personal
Gracie Otto's documentary about her father is raw, revealing and conversational, and allows us to watch his demise with loving…
Every Little Thing secures distribution deal with Umbrella in Australia and NZ
After raves at Sundance, Sally Aitken and Bettina Dalton's sweet documentary about a woman rescuing wounded hummingbirds, will soon screen…
Ladies in Black, ABC review: stunning sartorial tension
ABC's Ladies in Black series continues the 1959 Sydney story with new social changes and broader character arcs.
I Was Actually There, ABC iview – streaming preview
From the team who made You Can't Ask That, this series interviews witnesses and participants in events that shaped Australia's…
ABC offers internships to cast of The Assembly
The ABC has offered paid internships to autistic student journalists from anticipated series The Assembly.
Very Short Film Festival prize winners announced
Check out the winners of the 2024 Very Short Film Festival for films of 2-5 minutes.
Mad Max: Fury Road was a pioneering portrayal of disability. Furiosa is a letdown.
Two professors look at the portrayal of disability in Furiosa, a departure from the groundbreaking Mad Max: Fury Road.
New Sydney-based media company will fund and develop scripted drama, documentaries and more
Australian entertainment leader Francis Coady has launched Grand Pacific Entertainment.