Features
Foreign Productions in Australia: how do they happen?
The Childhood’s End deal spotlights the role of specialised production hunters who snatch deals from the international ecosystem. They are…
TIFF 2014: slipping past the beast
Michael Gubbins, change agent, takes a podium to confront the tentpole monster and show the rest of us how to…
Box Office: Australian films hang in with added Reckoning
Felony and Predestination dropped 30% - a reasonable amount for the second week slump but it does not suggest great…
AWGIES: whoopee for 2014
A bumper year for very solid work as some familiar names come through, with maybe a single surprise to add…
The Dreamhouse: reality, construct and the sweet worth of normal life
Behind the remarkable stories in Dreamhouse is an adventurous production process which touches on some key issues in documentary.
Box Office: Felony and Predestination out and pushing
Two Australian films released this weekend, and both of them are now hanging in to get the crucial evening slots…
Screen Australia Cuts: rumbles from the grass roots
Two public meetings, two different states, as the emerging sector begins to respond to the cuts and refocusing planned by…
Ausfilm: the producer gaggle in LA for 2014
London and Los Angeles, with Manhattan and Berlin not far behind.
Dungog: you can't keep a good cinema down
The spirit of the Dungog Film Festival lives on, with added tractors and a rodeo.
Dreamhouse: reflections behind the ABC mirror
It is rare to read an internal rumination about a commissioned documentary series from the ABC.Here is Anita Brown on…