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Movie Ticketing: big three create joint venture in wake of smaller players
With the Independent Cinemas Association of Australia nearly two years ahead, the three major exhibition conglomerates have seen the value…
The Election: NBN makes running on media policy
While media policy is so toxic it brings hardened political strategists out in hives, the National Broadband Network continues to…
I Am You: troubled feature film finally makes it to screen
Back in 2007, Reliant Pictures ponied up $2.2 million for the international rights to Tony Cavanaugh's and Simone North's (Liberty…
Stargate: Phil Hunt pitches new source of finance to Sydney audience
Even though he has a background in real estate, Phil Hunt played well to hardened Sydney producers who can pick…
Jonathan Dawson: industry all-rounder dies, aged 71
Film critic, screenwriter, director, filmmaker and academic Jonathan Dawson has died at the age of 71 in Hobart on Friday…
Brief: first local 4k TVC promotes 4k TV, of course
Sony is promotiing its 4K Ultra HD TVs, and commissioned an ad shot on Sony PMW-F55 and PMW-F5 cameras which…
Screen Australia: Three more feature investments
$4.4m on three projects, with total budgets of $25m.
SPAA: announces conference with major revamps
The Screen Producers Association of Australia has announced the date and venue of their annual conference, but the program for…
Sue Maslin: All dressed up and ready to go
Sue Maslin's latest film, The Dressmaker, is now fully financed and slated to shoot in early 2014 with Kate Winslet…
Brief: Google knows film's box office before it is even shown
Google still owns the enticement process for film audiences, much more than Twitter or Facebook, or probably word of mouth.…