David Tiley
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Broadcasting Bills: SPAA hangs in, as proprietors dominate debate
With a variety of legislation (a dog's breakfast is the phrase being used around the traps) SPAA continues to haunt…
Media Rules: two committees, one game of poker
Today, with no less than two Parliamentary committees, lobbyists for the sector are holding their breath in the hope that…
Legislation: Conroy's Bills hit House of Representatives
The Australian Content legislation which the Guilds find so alarming missed some vital details. This morning, the bills went to…
Cockatoo Island Film Festival: looking at the numbers behind the collapse
How could a festival run by the experienced, energetic pair of Alannah Zitserman and Stavros Kazantzidis in a fabulous dockyard…
Conroy's media legislation: through Cabinet, now goes to Parliament
At a Canberra press conference Wednesday afternoon, Senator Stephen Connelly broke his public silence to describe the government’s strategy to…
National Arts Policy: new money for screen sector, and a compromise on the Location Offset
Announcing the government's new approach to the arts, Simon Crean provides some additional funding to Screen Australia, and a slight…
AIDC 2013: SPAA-ing Partners - documentary definition legislation
Boldly attempting to tackle some of the big policy issues in documentary, the Two Matts from SPAA went the intellectual…
$20,000 grant fuels Texas Hoedown for Australian creatives
The Screen Producers’ Association of Australia is partnering with music stalwarts Big Day Out and Sounds Australia to offer the…
Wide Open Road: $20,000 grant fuels Texas Hoedown for Australian film, music and transmedia creative
The Screen Producers’ Association of Australia is partnering with music stalwarts Big Day Out and Sounds Australia to offer the…
Screen Australia: new figures on women in film participation rates
On International Women's Day, Screen Australia releases figures on female participation in the feature film industry which are a bit…