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Veronica Fury resurrects Peter Brock for broad Australian audience
In Australia, making a film about a true blue motor racing hero will inevitably become an obsession. As Veronica Fury…
Russel Howcroft's recipe for success: keep laughing and stay tough
Imbued with the spirit of competition, one of our favourite larrikins sees the fight over revenue and regulation in TV…
Community TV saved by the bell, on national TV
For the umpteenth time, the government stages another cliffhanger before giving community TV an extra year to do what it…
ABC: how to say pull the other leg politely on cuts
Here's a few wrinkles in the latest cuts fight, from the prospects for the indy sector to the long term…
Guillermo del Toro: how to create a cinematic genius
Guillermo del Toro is a true provocateur of the demonic unconscious, his mind awash with imaginary oceans, wise in the…
New genre company offers industry a monstrous future
Monster Pictures and Pictures in Paradise have created a joint venture to hypnotise cult audiences with enough pizzazz to cross…
ABC takes another battering as we are distracted by the plague
Just as the ABC announces another brutal round of cuts, it releases an expansive five year plan. Something doesn't fit.
How COVID turns screen producers into insurance pariahs
With insurers poisoning the well, industry sector advocates point out this problem is highly exaggerated.
Mukbang controversy ignites fuse to deep industry issues
Mukbang, a short film which won the director's prize at the Sydney Film Festival, has produced a pungent debate about…
St Kilda Film Festival reveals best of 2020's 100 Australian films
Some films just keep pushing through even though the selection of finalists for each festival may be very different. As…