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AIDC program releases power of collective intelligence
With a March 1 start date, the Australian International Documentary Conference bids for attendees with a full program.

First find your celeb - how brand funding stays honest in top docs
Branded entertainment forges on with charismatic megafauna, a passion for the planet and a bunch of sports tragics. This is…

Little Women: Greta Gerwig's direction creates big emotions and deserved an Oscar
There are good reasons why Little Women is a remarkable film, which are surely worth honouring.

Short, sharp and immediately useful does Blockchain for AFTRS
AFTRS launches a new initiative of tailored seminars to deal with fast-moving areas of knowledge.

2020 Australia Day Honours in hunt for household names
Despite a consuming focus on name performers, this year's list in screen finds some dedicated nation changers as well.

Anglo-centric film culture and the continuing resistance to subtitles
Bong Joon-ho’s Golden Globes acceptance speech elucidated a contradiction; while film audiences across the world are consuming more non-English language…

Three approaches to thriving in Hollywood
Travelling on their musical skills, three creative Australians cross the Pacific and prosper.

Box Office: A red letter day for bad boys (and bad films)
Let's look at who's sitting pretty in the Aussie box office, as Oscars season starts to heat up.

Film Review: Dark Whispers from the Creepy Eleven
Now available online, the Australian feminist horror anthology takes us from giggles to shivers in a scream of dark joy.

Film Review: True History of the Kelly Gang
From Shakespeare to a red dress, this Ned Kelly is a wonderful reworking of a grand narrative, if a bit…