Performing Arts
Government enquiry puts independent production companies in the hot seat
The Liberal Party has just organised a House of Representatives enquiry into the growth and sustainability of the Australian film…
Performers facing reducing conditions
MEAA is heading for conflict with the Screen Producers Association (SPA) over a key award, while a can of worms…
AIDC 2017 - program released for desperate times
The 2017 AIDC conference will feature international guests and challenging projects while the very concept of truth is under attack.
Screen NSW has disappeared: why it matters
Pioneering change maker Screen NSW has been dissolved into Create NSW to be and subsumed under the new minister. Is…
Australia Day Honours List 2017 - the perfect guest list for an industry party
Besides headline musicians, the list includes a great production designer, an international news cinematographer, a film festival leader and an…
Make your own films, don’t just study other people’s
A short course in filmmaking concentrates on the practical skills you need to launch a career in filmmaking.
Diversity is a white word
The superficial scramble for cultural diversity is not addressing the deep causes of exclusion and the power imbalance in the…
We have a once in 100 years opportunity says key industry researcher
How big is big? What kind of structures work? Will the promise of digital come true? David Court asks some…
Productivity Commission lays out final report to much dismay
The Productivity Commission goes into combat against key industry sources of income, sends fantasy to government, expects to win.
Behind the screen in 2016
Under a ghastly policy response from an inert government, the sector is reinventing itself and in a good way.