Television
Documentary Stoush (5): One-off documentaries - the ratings evidence
Jennifer Crone, who has worked in the UK and Australia, inside broadcasters and as a freelancer, wants to argue that…
CinefestOZ 2013: behind every pleasure is a decent business plan
Ultimately, experience of CinefestOZ mashes food and film into one whirl of pleasure. But Sandy George follows a story of…
Documentary Stoush (3): crusaders storm email barricades
Phil Craig, Head of Factual at ABC TV, took issue with the Connolly speech, which led to this spirited email…
Screen Forever: SPAA Conference gets BBC head of drama production
One of the most influential and successful drama executives in the world, Kate Harwood, Head of Drama Production, England for…
Newsgathering: remembering a glimpse of hell
The modern techniques of observational filmmaking were pushed along hugely by the Vietnam War. CBS has posted a remarkable story…
Documentary Stoush (2): Time for some fundamental change
Trevor Graham, who has worked in every possible part of the producing process, and is an ace documentary director as…
Brief: new trailer for The Turning
The Turning is now heading towards cinemas. Campaign hots up, another trailer doing the rounds. US research points to the…
The Rocket
Australian writer/director Kim Mordaunt’s first dramatic feature is a striking coming-of-age story set in Laos.
jOBS
Ashton Kutcher’s portrayal of Apple founder Steve Jobs is the best thing about this otherwise pedestrian biopic.
Greens announce (the only?) community media policy
In an avalanche of silence, one small tree sticks up above the snow to offer an actual, tangible media policy.