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New arts Minister: Tony Burke to take up Arts portfolio. Tony who?
Tony Burke, the new Minister for the Arts in the Federal Labor Government will be assisted by Michael Danby.
MIPTV: Australians give them choice of bums or butts
The television sales business is picking up ahead of the annual MIPTV market in Cannes, and Australian product will be…
MIPTV 2013: sales and a new series on Australia's origins
Speaking at the 2013 MIPTV market in Cannes, BCC controller Ben Stephenson announced a new epic eight-part serial about the…
Playpen: branded entertainment mashes Mercedes with the ultimate tofu
Would this make you buy a Mercedes? It works in Japan, clearly for a younger audience.
Cannes: critics week selections include Aust-Indian co-production
The in-competition selections for Cannes Critics Week includes Tau Seru, an Australian-Indian short film shot in the Himalayas and written,…
Luis Bayonas: veteran television writer set to make feature debut – in Colac
Luis Bayonas came to Australia from Spain in the early 1970’s. In the next two decades he worked as a…
Ratings: Sunday, 21st April 2013
Battle of the Titans as Seven and Nine both take more than 1.5m for a show. You know which ones.
Overseas Box Office: Sapphires clears a million in US
The Sapphires has now taken $US1.145.000 in the US. Still climbing, but more slowly, as the Weinsteins add cinemas.
The Death of Film: resurrection possible, but we need some faith
Sydney's Neglab, only recently closed itself, is willing to reopen to process negative, but only if proprietor Werner Winkelmann has…
The Death of Film: One Lab's Story - or Who Do You Think You Are?
Last Friday, Deluxe closed its last film processing bath. To mark the end, Dominic Case has woven the story of…