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Film Review: When Pomegranates Howl is stunning
Inspired by real stories, and shot on the streets of Kabul, Granaz Moussavi's quiet, anti-war film left its Adelaide Film…
Glendyn Ivin's Hotel Quarantine: a strange sense of freedom
We asked the prolific Australian director and photographer about his two weeks alone in a room with a camera, his…
Jennifer Collins: ringside in the arena of ABC change
Beneath a decorously savage surface, the ABC has relentlessly turned vague cliches into solid restructures. What does this look like…
Is violence against virtual animals an ethical issue?
Players can kill, hunt or hurt animals in popular games ranging from Animal Crossing to Grand Theft Auto. The rise…
Australian Directors' Guild Awards 2020: More than half the winners are women
Announced in a virtual ceremony, the director's awards celebrated achievements of diverse newcomers and established talent in a year of…
Adelaide Film Festival winners: 'art can become a weapon'
A lively group of jurors reached into the heart of Australian creativity and out to an arthouse stunner from Georgia…
Box office: Dirt Music plods on as US feels lack of blockbusters
Pain all round the exhibition sector from the high towers of Hollywood to picture houses showing Slim and I.
Film Review: 2067 - Same old Anthropocene?
Seth Larney's time travel drama was opening night film at Adelaide Film Festival. Critic Adrian Martin ponders its place within…
Nick Hayden, ABC Head of Entertainment on ideas, joy and management
The Entertainment space at the ABC is probably the most intense ideas machine in Australian TV. The ringmaster, Nick Hayden,…
Sit Down, Shut Up and Watch! opens up remarkable points of view
Some of the best film projects around the world led by people with learning disability are running at the online…