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St Kilda Film Festival offers 100 short films online for free
As Melbourne sinks into winter, the adepts of the short film gather to awaken the spirits of St Kilda.
Box office – June Again does modest but satisfying business
While the Australian exhibition market potters along, the US streaming companies are consolidating even further.
How does Palace Cinemas see itself?
Benjamin Zeccola, CEO of Palace Cinemas, reflects on the evolution of the exhibition side of the tightly knit family enterprise.
Budget 2021: useful money and dangerous holes for the screen sector
The 2021-22 budget costs the tax rebate changes and provides useful piecemeal support to fix the Covid blow, but government…
Box Office: June Again shines through with domestic stars
Yet again, the audience is telling the sector that local is best when it comes to marquee names. Pity the…
Streaming Sector's War on Residual Incomes
Making a living is tough for creatives, but residuals can be a long term income source. Now the streaming companies…
Sydney Film Festival finds new form of Indigenous support
The Deutsche Bank Fellowship has some heartening design features which will make one screen person very happy and may inspire…
Brisbane International Film Festival finds its new director in the heart of Queensland
Emily Avila has just taken up the position of festival director for BIFF 2021, to build a broad event across…
Asia Pacific Screen Awards sets up 2021 Jury
The project development support from the Asia Pacific Screen Academy is the most unusual program in Australia, but it offers…
Defunding feature documentaries - the numbers behind the rage
How many feature docs are made each year? What do they cost? How much tax subsidy do they use? Here…