Visual Arts

Productivity Commission drops copyright bomb
The Productivity Commission has released a draft report which hacks into existing intellectual property (IP) protection for creatives.

Javier Grillo-Marxuach - changing the world, one writers' room at a time
Iconoclastic US showrunner and writer talks his favourite series, Latino culture, magic realism, superheroes, comics and diversity as an evolutionary…

Creative Victoria - ending the long uncertainty for screen
Unperturbed but reinforced, the screen sector will mostly do the same but sometimes with more money in the new government's…

Sherpa: Trouble on Everest - the heart and soul of a film
The production story of Sherpa is a thrilling yarn in itself, with some important messages about planning, treatments and sheer…

Gender Matters: Agency contemplates huge pile of applications
Is the agency obsession with credits and bolting more experienced practitioners onto projects finally waning? Gender Matters is a pretty…

ADG - solitary creatures gather for combat
The nominations list for the Australian Directors' Guild Awards for 2016 puts the proudest community in the screen sector on…

Key Australian industry executive Deanne Weir commits to Foxtel
Deanne Weir is now the Executive Director Channel Aggregation and Wholesale for Foxtel.

Hot Docs: Australian films set anywhere but the city
In a lovely moment, thirteen Australian docs go to Hot Docs this year as part of a special focus. But…

ABC appoints Rebecca Heap to bring digital into program strategies
With the appointment of Rebecca Heap as Head of Audience and Digital, the ABC gambles again on the internet. Well,…

Small players making it in global gaming market
Developers from tiny markets like Australia are not necessarily disadvantaged when making games go global - a marked contrast to…