Rochelle Siemienowicz
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Daina Reid: from comedy performer to directing The Handmaid's Tale
Starting out in comedy, Daina Reid has become one of Australia's busiest and most respected television directors. Now she's worked…
A hundred kids, five years and the beautiful film they made
Community-made films can sometimes be a chore to watch, but Protection combines art and truth to make something not only…
Gender Matters KPI Update
Screen Australia's latest Gender Matters KPIs show some progress, but plenty of room for improvement. Nobody's denying that.
Toronto Bound: Six Australian Films Selected
The Toronto International Film Festival has become an important launching pad for Australian films. Here are the four features and…
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…