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AFTRS honours creativity with new head of school
AFTRS has appointed Dr Nell Greenwood as its new CEO in another dynamic set of contradictions.
Selling Australian formats overseas - it can be done
If you love formats you have lots of ideas about them, as AIDC 2020 revealed in a fascinating discussion ranging…
Government claims no cuts made to the ABC
Senate Estimates 2020 led to a strange question: does the government or the screen sector live in the real world?…
Wrestling the growing beast - AIDC panel on the problem of scale
If you want a series commission, you need to offer something remarkable. Three producers talk through challenging shows and alarming…
Covid-19 bashes screen sector as future still unknown
Don't trust your calendar for some time. At least we have sick leave unlike our American friends.
Gordon Quinn, producer and campaigner, finds the heart of verite for AIDC 2020
Is it skill, strength or virtue? Gordon Quinn, known as the Documentary Buddha, reveals some secrets about being him.
Sarah Ferguson hybridises doc and current affairs at AIDC 2020
Key Four Corners journalist Sarah Ferguson confronts paedophile priests in a three-part 90-minute documentary series.
Sport, crime and charismatic dreamers - AIDC 2020 on big networks
There's a lot to be said for a series sold to a large international provider in diverse media. Here is…
Seven spits dummy on children's TV, may be for sale
While Seven tries polite menace with Feds, it may itself turn out to be sold to the highest bidder.
Undertow: developing and financing an arthouse feature
Bringing Undertow to the cinemas is a ten year labour of love and patience. Producer Lyn Norfor takes us from…