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Alex Gibney: 'My films are meant to be agent provocateurs'
Named one of the world's most important documentary filmmakers, Gibney spoke at AIDC this week and shared the techniques and…
Like, Comment, Subscribe: Australian TikTok creators talk about engagement
Sam Cotton's cute 'Ani-mates' won the $15,000 TikTok pilot pitch comp at Screen Forever, but across several panels we heard…
News in Brief: Pride Rises on SBS, new kids' drama commissioned, and Guardian docs announced
Mardi Gras goes to Sydney Cricket Ground for safety, two live action series for ABC Kids, and conferences, festivals, opinions…
Exploring solutions for a better world, Transitions Film Fest goes online
Now in its tenth year the documentary festival with a positive spin goes virtual. We talked to director Daniel Simons…
Meet the TV Buyers: what do they want in scripted and factual?
In two Screen Forever sessions, some key buyers in factual and scripted talked about what's rating and the gaps they're…
Showrunning, Sera Gamble and the Australian model
The US creator of TV's 'The Magicians', 'You' and 'Supernatural' talked power and intensity, while in another session local players…
News in Brief: Three Australian films for SXSW, ACMI opens, and conferences get set to go
Leah Purcell's The Drover's Wife will world premiere at SXSW, along with Gracie Otto's music doc Under the Volcano. There…
Ones to Watch 2020: Twelve Emerging Producers You Need to Know About
Watch these names and faces. You need them on your radar.
Music is in danger of being taken for granted - screen composer Amanda Brown
The former Go Betweens violinist and longtime screen composer talks AACTA wins for Brazen Hussies and Babyteeth, juggling jobs, facing…
The Best TV of 2020: a year in search of escape
These were the shows that delivered us from lockdown, with a focus on Australian content but not exclusively. From Mystery…