National
What's Streaming in July?
With the ABC knocking it out of the park with original comedy and classic Aussie films, let's look at what…
St Kilda Film Festival reveals best of 2020's 100 Australian films
Some films just keep pushing through even though the selection of finalists for each festival may be very different. As…
What can the world's oldest games festival teach the arts about survival?
Freeplay independent games festival has survived for over sixteen years. The past and present directors share the lessons they have…
Screen News in Brief: Cinemas Open and Distributors start Dating
Some Australian films slot into schedule, the Senate passes call for local content obligations on streamers, and much more in…
'I'm serious about the games industry': Two Labor MPs livestream games and talk business
Federal Labor MPs Tim Watts and Clare O'Neil took to Twitch to play a chaotic co-operative game and discuss the…
PAX Aus and PAX West come together for a 9-day PAX Online in 2020
Gaming culture fest PAX will run online from 12-20 September. The 9 day expo will host familiar events in a…
Sydney Film Festival 2020 finds four compelling winners
Free diving, performative eating, vagina power and the horrors of internet stardom—all the winners at the virtual edition of the…
Owners switch off Porchlight, street goes dark
Porchlight Films, a key Sydney-based company woven into the careers of so many screen people, has left the fray.
A box office report from the pandemic twilight zone
A good week for classics, but as cinemas start to reopen the charts might be creeping towards a new normal.
Film Review: Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods is a pathos-filled provocation
Lee's latest genre satire takes a complex look at masculinity, violence, fellowship, colonialism, and racial exploitation.