David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.

David Tiley's Latest Articles

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Chinese government beats industry into shape, seems to win

While the world screen industry wrestles with change, the Chinese sector is dancing with an octopus. And everyone is learning…

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Animals director Sophie Hyde on character, rehearsal and bestie power

What happened when Sophie Hyde and Closer Productions ended up shooting a co-pro in Dublin? And why did the writer…

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AACTA/AFI 2019 - decisions to make your head explode

A remarkable bunch of feature films are in competition this year, as teams wrestle with complexity, authenticity, sentiment and sheer…

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Tubby the Robot - destroyer of depression

'Happy Android - a robot saved my life' is on the ABC via Compass. The filmmaker Jaina Kalifa is as…

Opinions & Analysis

Create NSW recreates itself, again

After a lot of grief to assemble its present structure, Create NSW takes a backward step to recreate Screen NSW.

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Elephant stomps on traditional development practice

How will theatre company Back to Back adjust its joyful collective work to the sad disciplines of cinema development? They…

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CinefestOz bets on happiness

The CinefestOz finalists for 2019 were a pretty good batch, with a family film about joy and optimism comes through…

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Box Office: cautious release for Nightingale while Palm Beach and Danger Close wind down

Australian films hold their line but there are no charges to glory. Not even from the war film lovers.

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Black List scheme throws Oz writers into global deep end

The 2019 Australian script writing opportunity kicks off again, linking Black List, Warner Bros and WA company Veerhuis.

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Recutting films - a tangled story

Recuts are not just about director's versions. They have become a routine way of evolving the essence of a project.

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