Television
WINTER SCHOOL THIS JUNE AND JULY @ AFTRS OPEN
This June and July AFTRS Open is running WINTER SCHOOL courses - intensive, hands- on workshops in the School’s state-of-the-art…
Lumina: let's talk about the notion of collaboration
With Ted Hope, Mark Cousins, Blue-Tongue and the Spierigs on one side, and the wonderful rise of Indigenous filmmaking on…
Baz Luhrmann: a nice bit of reflection, with a major error
Baz Luhrmann does a bit of a reflection on the early days and Strictly Ballroom, but as Ronin Films' Andrew…
Tabu
Many films are laden with the label of "unique"; few actually earn it. This melancholic yet endearing tale of two…
Brief: MPIBS, the friendliest caped crusader of them all
When Philip Hearnshaw passed away in 2012, his wife Catherine Griff received assistance from the Motion Picture Industry Benevolent Society…
Fortissimo Films: global rights to Sue Brooks' film (and other Cannes excitement)
Fortissimo Films has acquired the global sales rights outside Australia and New Zealand to Driving Back From Dubbo, to be…
Star Trek Into Darkness
The latest entry to this popular sci-fi franchise, once more directed by JJ Abrams, is palatable but perfunctory and predictable.
Southern Light Alliance: Tim White's great wheel of life takes another turn, this time to Adelaide
Everyone is doing the alliance dance, but veteran Tim White's deal to create an Adelaide company will propel some primed…
YouTube: show me the money
Google's YouTube is launching pay channels in partnership with producers and distributors.
IFT: new sales company launches at Cannes
Benaroya Pictures and Miscellaneous Entertainment have entered into a joint venture to launch International Film Trust (IFT), a new sales…