Rochelle Siemienowicz
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Brazen Hussies: making trouble with feminist history
A new documentary is being made about the history of the Women's Lib movement in Australia. Writer-director Catherine Dwyer brings…
What are the Top 3 Australian Films #YouMustSee?
It's yet another canny campaign to get people talking about Australian films. But this one promises the winners a festival…
Jason Blum, Goalpost Pictures and how 'Upgrade' fits the microbudget genre model
The producer of 'Get Out' and 'The Purge' teamed up with local outfit Goalpost Pictures to make Sci-Fi thriller 'Upgrade'…
Soda_Jerk: revenge drives dazzling recombinations of favourite films
‘Eat the Rich, Repair the Past, Open Source Everything.’ Video artists Soda_Jerk talk about TERROR NULLIUS: A Political Revenge Fable.
Miss Fisher - how the producers used crowdfunding to maintain artistic control
Steeped in culture, Screenhub's new journalist reckons that Phryne Fisher is the closest thing we have to a superhero. How…
Mystery Road: From auteur film to prime time TV
Producers David Jowsey and Greer Simpkin talk about transforming Ivan Sen's arthouse Westerns into ABC's hit series.
MIFF 2014: Critics Campus
With an immersive strand for emerging critics, MIFF 2014 stepped boldly into one of the most contentious areas of the…
Nothing beats Baz at AACTA
Gatsby scooped the awards but there was buzz as well as Baz at the AACTA Awards - and (if you…
Girl Horror: five female directors grab horror by the balls and head for cannibal country
In news that’s been bubbling in the cauldron for a while, five female directors are developing an anthology of horror…
Why we are laughing
Comedy is booming and the ABC is laughing all the way to the bank thanks to Dirty Laundry Live,Upper Middle…