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Sydney Film Festival: first glimpses of a program to confound Covid
With less films, the Sydney Film Festival is making ultra-sure that the program distils the times.
APSA script development: ten years of stirring the pot
Successful – yes. Best in class – depends on your criteria. But the program is ambitious, covers a huge range…
Box Office: Australian horror experts dominate the multiplexes
Both ends of Australian culture are represented in cinema at the same time. You can choose between David Gulpilil and…
SPA and MEAA release revised Safety Guidelines for sector
In a small but monumental moment, the screen sector has released its 21st century approach to health and safety. It…
Netflix snooty at Cannes and our sector clobbered
Netflix has managed to dump both Jane Campion and Andrew Dominik out in the cold as everyone else focuses on…
ALP goes ballistic about the arts in Parliament, signals trouble for the government
The new regulations which strip advantages from the tax rebate system will have to go to Parliament, and the ALP…
Cannes Film Festival - Justin Kurzel's 'Nitram' in competition
Based around the Port Arthur gunman, Nitram is the first Australian film in official competition in a decade.
Screen sector deja-vu in Melbourne COVID lockdown
Melbourne productions call out the Groundhog Gang to go back into lockdown, but the horror is muted by routine.
Who really owns Hollywood?
We analyse the quarterly and annual results of the biggest screen media production companies, and speculate on the motives of…
Media reform policy process brings sector conflicts to a head
The Green Papers sent to the Media Reform process make agreement impossible in a whirly whirly of change. This is…