Performing Arts
Can we out-compete the world in production hunt?
Australia looks good in the international marketplace but the competition will get fiercer and fiercer. We have to urgently solve…
Queens Birthday Honours 2020 finds two fierce and modest film and TV veterans
Writer and director Jan Sardi, and production designer Robbie Perkins are significant in very different ways in lives well lived.
Dedication, determination and self-love: one director’s journey
Gut Feeling, a multi-award-winning Australian web series, has launched the career of AFTRS alumna Hattie Archibald. She tells us how…
Nerida Moore, Screen Australia’s Head of Development, on COVID impact
While the sector is frantic to start shooting, it is also relishing the chance to develop projects. How does that…
COVID-Safe Guidelines released
The official guidelines for an anti-viral screen workplace are now out. No surprises but a vital level of certainty.
Production Design: Scott Bird's steps to a satisfying career
Designers for the screen can have an anxious but ultimately satisfying time. This is what it looks like from the…
Warwick Thornton's big time-out at The Beach
An interview with the award-winning filmmaker about his very personal project. Part cooking show, documentary series and performance art, it…
What's happening in the SBS engine room? Vital ad revenue is slipping
SBS keeps doing inventive and lean under the policy radar but the pandemic will force it to confront an ugly…
See-Saw reveals the inner workings which will take it into our unknown future
See-Saw has some sort of magic juice which keeps it getting better and better. It turns out to be made…
Screen News in Brief
A quiet week as cinemas look forward and hold breath. First peek at Dirt Music and production protocols for the…