Performing Arts
AACTA drama noms for TV, short films and online fiction
As times change against the culture warriors, a very different Australia is crowding into our stories. It can be funny,…
Film Vic juggles present opportunities and future mysteries
Behind the recent Film Victoria $33.8M incentive announcements is a genteel rethink of the whole organisation. Double the games support,…
TV quotas: the government pretends to listen for one last time
Fake regulations, or an act of mercy to beleaguered broadcasters – either way, the game is over, for now.
What We're Watching: November
From Fargo to The Crown, The Queen's Gambit, an accessible Irish Film Festival and the puzzling new game Baba is…
Screen News in Brief: Breaking the Ice, Victoria back in business
Cinemas open, feminist docs rule, production re-starts and Liam Neeson will be around town in Melbourne this month. Here's our…
Film Vic finds $19.2M stimulus cash as sector grinds into gear
Film Victoria has a new attraction incentive of $19.2 million which will be used quickly as a longer term plan…
NSW ramps up screen funding by $20M per year
With stimulus funding flying around, NSW pumps a substantial swag of new money into the screen sector.
AIDC mentorship and $25k funding for documentary videogames
State of Play offers development funding and mentorship to strengthen and showcase the collaboration between nonfiction stories and gaming technologies…
Directors Guild snaps up Alaric McAusland to run the org
Alaric McAusland reveals his crusading nature which started when he was very young.
SAFC defies national film glums to reboot low budget features
The South Australian Film Corporation launches another low budget feature initiative as it glocalises content.