Film
Brief: Fiona Crago moves on from Beyond Distribution
After sixteen years with the Beyond group, Fiona Crago is "stepping down to pursue further university studies." Her replacement, at…
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…
Foxtel: appoints five, announces executive team
Foxtel Executive Director of Television, Brian Walsh, today announced some key television appointments at Foxtel Networks Australia.
Screen Australia: play money
Screen Australia has announced its provisional plans for various online activity, including interactive and multi-platform content. The pot totals AU$30…
Documentary Australia Foundation: wins Stanley Hawes Award
The Documentary Australia Foundation (DAF) has been awarded the 2013 AIDC Stanley Hawes Award. The $5,000 Film Australia Stanley Hawes…
Beyond Distribution: picks up two dotty British kids series
Beyond Distribution has picked up CBBC art series Totally Rubbish (10x30′) and CBeebies’ Get Squiggling Letters (26x7′) Both produced in…
Senate Estimates, Feb 2012: ABC reruns Hobart hearing, is learning that the digital hub is a seriou
February is a special time for senior executives of government broadcasters and the National Broadband Network, when they front the…
OzDocs: deep frustrations in documentary community slowly bursting out
The documentary tradition in Australia is in deep, deep trouble. The reasons why are emerging like a herd of pissed-off…
Postcards: locally made, locally aired, in its fifteenth year
Believe it or not, Postcards, GTV9 Melbourne's local lifestyle and travel program is celebrating its fifteenth birthday as the lead-in…
Screen Australia: real money changes fundamental balance of lead agency
Digital media, so often on the agenda, so rarely funded properly, is now cashed up and claiming a central space…