Writing and Publishing

Tomorrow's Parties
Despite an interesting premise and solid performances, Tomorrow's Parties dystopic visions limit the emotional pull.

Development Methods: Bryan Elsley and the hard facts of an enchanted future
Bryan Elsley, who ran the Deadlock emerging writers scheme in Byron Bay, has some fascinating ideas about development, authenticity, new…

Deadlock: unlocking some ideas about development to the scent of green papaya
New audiences, new stories - how can we find a development process to match them and a new generation of…

Accounting for low budget producers
New micro-accounting production accounting services are targeting the needs of low budget filmmakers and digital creatives.

BBC Natural History becoming lone, proud beast in a threatened world
Natural history films have a special place in all our hearts, but filmmakers and broadcasters must face the grim fact…

The secret love affair between pirates and creators
New research and a new lobby group in the screen sector rewrites the playbook on the approach to piracy.

Will crowdfunding become even more useful with new legislation?
Crowdfunding could become even more useful to the arts with some new legislation expected to be introduced by the end…

She Only Barks at Night
An eerie and unsettling evening, featuring a live horse, a dead cat, and a French doctor.

Six rules of a good online booking experience
Great, someone wants to come to your show. But make booking too hard and they might give up or never…

How to turn a chat into an opportunity
Conversation equals wealth if you know how to leverage casual encounters into marketing opportunities.