Film

Vimeo gets more vim between toes of giants
As Vimeo sends a curator to the St Kilda Film Festival, we track its recent surprising evolution into SVOD and…

National Ratings week beginning Sunday 14 May - the whole can of worms
With the budget out of the way, the ABC has its early evening mojo back, though binge watching has eroded…

Defending kids' TV against evil plans to stifle sector
The frog has finally jumped out of the boiling pot and the growing crisis in kids' TV has gone public.…

The slow death of Australian children's TV drama
Are the memories of the future to be made of placeless kids' animation and a deflating ABC? The situation is…

Why the ABC is failing
Former Head of ABC Television Kim Dalton’s Platform Paper argues that the ABC ignores and ultimately betrays its wider responsibilities…

Cinematographers' awards for 2017 - Abraham Joffe lighting candles
Meet 2017 ACS Cinematographer of the Year Abraham Joffe. He is modest, inspiring and very happy.

Money down and no real passion, says Shadow Minister
Victoria’s Shadow Minister for the Arts and Culture responds to the first year of the Creative State policy and the…

Fifield drops bomb on media playing field
An enquiry into content quotas, the end of the license fee, the abolition of the two out of three rule…

Develop & Pitch TV, Directing Actors, Camera & Sound + More
This weekend’s highlights include: DEVELOP & PITCH YOUR TV IDEA with John Gregory and STORYTELLING SKILLS FOR FACTUAL TV. Later…

Budget 2017 - ABC, SBS, Screen Australia swept by usual sadness
All the federal bodies providing funds to the production sector are down. But by how much?