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Connolly plunges into the deep after The Dry
Can Blueback, now starting production in WA, do as well as The Dry? Hard to compare as this film has…

Box office: Long Story Short late to the box office party
Four of the top five films at the box office are now Australian for a total exceeding $25m.

The financial artwork behind Long Story Short
Jamie Hilton has a viable business making low-budget indy arthouse films. This is how he does it.

Screen Forever: late tasties add depth to program
The executive producer of The Queen's Gambit, the Unreal Engine and the Canado-gallic mind behind the Assassin's Creed franchise. What…

Box Office: Is the Dry turning Eric Bana into a cinema legend?
Audiences are still pouring in to see The Dry, despite more recent temptations.

Video pins the attack on the ABC in one single story
GetUp has made a half hour program about the attacks on the ABC. It is smart, and gripping and will…

Euro-success for ultra-indy Friends and Strangers
While most screen creators fight for a piece of the mainstream pie, true indies can be rewarded for their insane…

Screen Australia engages with a sector on fire
The production investments since Covid really struck may be a short list, but we should sense the power rather than…

Box Office: High Ground comes through, signals sector success
Yes, Australian audiences do like Australian films, as High Ground, the toughest of the new releases, makes a solid entrance.

Flickerfest launches new winners onto festival circuit
Run this year in the Famous Spiegeltent, Flickerfest puts a bunch of new short films before the public eye. They…