Writing and Publishing

Broke, defiant and angry - the numbers on UK indy producers
Indy producers are copping a belting in the UK, and research shows you how.

Screen News in Brief - funding, fests and flicks - the whole cycle
Tight, inspiring initiatives in comedy, series and mobile. And Queer Screen's Mardi Gras, Transitions, Women in Film and a sadly…

Global market expert Rachel Okine: are our feature films dead?
Rachel Okine is observant, strategic and numerate. Can she harness the energy of a screen generation in its prime?

Beating the blame game in continuity errors
Who makes the continuity mistakes mocked later on the internet? It is not the diligent notetakers on location, who have…

SPA encourages producers to consider fire-affected areas
Go forth and hunt for locations, says SPA, to help areas now trashed by fire and drought.

Netflix enlists an old troll to fight Australian regulation
The government has released hidden submissions to the last digital enquiry, so we discover how Netflix has armed itself to…

Screen News in Brief - festivals, conferences, seminars, glory
Eight go to Berlin, AFTRS gets sharp about info intensives, gongs galore for actors, and Netflix joins Bunya to support…

AIDC program releases power of collective intelligence
With a March 1 start date, the Australian International Documentary Conference bids for attendees with a full program.

First find your celeb - how brand funding stays honest in top docs
Branded entertainment forges on with charismatic megafauna, a passion for the planet and a bunch of sports tragics. This is…

2020 Australia Day Honours in hunt for household names
Despite a consuming focus on name performers, this year's list in screen finds some dedicated nation changers as well.