David Tiley
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Film Festivals: blatant plug for some inspiring festivals away from the mainstream
Through the winter months, some highly distinctive festivals can challenge screen creators with some surprising approaches and great ideas.
Springboard: Screen Australia funds all five projects for production
After developing their shorts in the Springbroad program, some teams are funded for production, while others have to deal with…
Bananas in Pyjamas: nation goes bananas over premature obituary
Bananas is axed, quoth the Fairfax Press. No, no, just photosynthesising between theathons, saith the ABC. Parents of Australia put…
Post Production: large new brand lands in marketplace, makes pitch for business
Once Deluxe bought companies from Omnilab, it had to integrate an impressive collection of specialist businesses, some in competition with…
Bullets for the Dead: Griffith breathes new life into an old feature dream
Between producer Cathy Overett and the Griffith Film School, the educational dream of teaching students with a feature film is…
St Kilda Film Festival: winners survive awards night, go home extremely happy
For unknown reasons, even the awards night at the St Kilda Film Festival was tucked into the success spell which…
Tropfest: falls into clutches of SBS2
Abandoning all pretensions to a massive audience, Tropfest opts for the perfect partner instead. SBS2 will do the broadcast honours…
Gatsby: defiant Australian audiences wave flags, chant in foyers
Not only did Australian audiences pour out for The Great Gatsby, so did the critics. Or so Village Roadshow claims.
Senate Estimates May 2013: ABC admits to programming black hole, gets caught in accusations of race
The transcript for the May 2013 post-budget Senate Estimates suggest that the ABC Managing Director Mark Scott had a pretty…
Blue Post: move to Sydney reflects slo-mo ferment in TV sector
The post-production market is segmented, specialised and very, very dependent on the quality of key staff. Blue Post's move into…