Career Advice

Ask the mentor: should I worry about lack of formal training?
Media Mentor Esther Coleman-Hawkins answers your career questions with brisk no-nonsense advice for screen professionals.

Ask the Mentor: How do I get new clients to build my business?
Media Mentor Esther Coleman-Hawkins answers your career questions with brisk no-nonsense advice for screen professionals.

Ask the Mentor: Is it time for a career change?
Media Mentors' Esther Coleman-Hawkins answers your career questions with brisk no-nonsense advice for screen industry professionals.

Ask the Mentor: How do I stay motivated after rejection?
Media Mentors' Esther Coleman-Hawkins answers your career questions with brisk no-nonsense advice for screen industry professionals.

Live stream your performance: a beginner's guide
NZ author, playwright and poet Dominic Hoey offers a 'live streaming for dummies' guide.

6 tips for digital critics
With programs, performances and exhibitions all moving online, how do we filter what’s good and what’s not? And how has…

How to apply for the Centrelink coronavirus supplement as a sole trader
The Federal Government has announced a supplement to Jobseeker payments from 27 April, with some waived requirements for sole traders.…

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

Production skills to go from film/TV to games and back again
We get the lowdown on working in production in film, television and video games from two producers who've done it…

Know Your Rights! How to turn a publishing deal into a feature film
Publisher Allen and Unwin's rights manager gives us the skinny on contracts, adaptations, and making your rights work for you.