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