Rochelle Siemienowicz
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Screen Australia crows about 25 years of Indigenous support
It's rare to celebrate a policy or a department, but in the case of Screen Australia's Indigenous Department, everyone wants…
Finding Your Tribe: An interview with director Corrie Chen
Director Corrie Chen talks about growing up and finding her place in an industry where few people look like her.…
Country Roads: a regional pathway to directing with The Merger's Mark Grentell
Mark Grentell didn't go to film school, but teaching drama to kids and directing musical theatre in country NSW gave…
Meeting Celine Dion - Well played, Breaker Upperers
Spinning gold from a piece of fluff, The Breaker Upperers harness social media to give their film another boost of…
Putting a Knife between her Teeth. Two awards invite applications from women in film.
One hundred years ago, Lottie Lyell made a feminist film in South Australia. Now there's a $20,000 award in her…
Peering into the Casting Cauldron of Australian Web Series
How does the casting process work in an arena where new and emerging performers are the norm and budgets are…
The Greatest 25 Australian films of the 21st Century?
Fifty-one Australian film critics voted for their favourite Australian films since the year 2000. Some surprises appear among the usual…
Playing Hardball for the Kids
Kids' TV drama is a rare beast these days, especially in NSW, but as Northern Pictures' 'Hardball' starts shooting in…
Three Australian Films Selected for Venice Film Festival
Jennifer Kent's second feature 'The Nightingale' will premiere in official competition at Venice. Two VR short films - Lynette Wallworth's…
Something Warm in the Middle - the Grist of Gristmill
Gristmill's Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler are Back in Very Small Business with their gooey, chewy secret: You can be…