Digital
Hive: final call for entries to Hive Production Fund on Monday May 13th
An initiative of the Adelaide Film Festival, in partnership with the Australia Council for the Arts, Screen Australia and ABC…
Spectrum Sale: old analogue spectrum sold for $2b song
While the screen sector vacates all that old-fashioned spectrum to broadcast digitally, Telstra, Optus and TPG bought in to provide…
XMediaLab: back after ten year Odyssey
The X Media Lab is now ten years old, has reinvented itself, and is testing some new ideas with a…
Distribution Future: is the triumph of digital communication a lot of analogue piss and wind?
As we hover between disk and download, cinema and long tail, some argue that digital distribution will stabilise and save…
Playpen: fun in the pool
Giraffes + pretty good animation = splash
Screen Australian Animation Announcement: the depth behind the decisions
As we transmitted on Wednesday, Screen Australia has announced support for two short animations, and completion funding for a third.…
Titan View: niche distributor signs with Vimeo On Demand
Niche Australian distributor Titan View has signed up with Vimeo’s new self-distribution service, On Demand, which was launched at the…
Playpen: branded entertainment mashes Mercedes with the ultimate tofu
Would this make you buy a Mercedes? It works in Japan, clearly for a younger audience.
The Death of Film: One Lab's Story - or Who Do You Think You Are?
Last Friday, Deluxe closed its last film processing bath. To mark the end, Dominic Case has woven the story of…
Death of Film: A century of post goes down the drain
Besides the raw realities of cinematography, the loss of film processsing signals the end of a wonderful industrial infrastructure. Processing…