Visual Arts
Is our art made up of soggy imitations?
The arts bureaucrats keep hustling for greatness. Does it work? In screen at least, the festival directors have serious reservations.
New emerging writers' opportunity via Warners and Black List
Warner Bros offers emerging Australian writers a way out of the Australian cage. To find, of course, a much bigger…
Queen's birthday trumpet sounds for Jill Bilcock
Jill Bilcock, Chris Freeman and Alison Niselle are the true industry figures in this year's nominations, representing the crafts of…
From the releases - Queensland studio, SPA, Natalie Miller Fellowship
Govt to help pay for Brisbane Studio, Ones to Watch can be watched, SPA prize fight open, Business Essentials and…
Executive jobs galore
There are some interesting agency opportunities at the moment as the SAFC and Film Victoria are both advertising several positions.
Jobs, submissions for AFF, Screenability at SFF - timely bits of news
The SAFC has senior jobs, the Adelaide Film Fest delays the submission date (a bit) and SFF promotes its strand…
Author Raymond E Feist on the art of world-building
The internationally renowned fantasy novelist reveals the magic behind his writing, and why it’s good to talk to your characters.
Blackmagic rides a white horse for empowered creatives
Blackmagic is a remarkable Australian success story, which grew from nothing to sell equipment around the world. All driven by…
ABC Budget Cuts: a key expert speaks
Michael Ward has been a key policy insider for the ABC and the AFC over two decades. Here he works…
Parrot does data science to track the future of television shows
Ratings tell us about eyeballs, but can we deep dive into the sea of conversation about shows and genres? Get…