Features
BIFF 2013: Nine little Audis all in a row
The Brisbane International Film Festival has announced its platinum sponsors, just two week out from the event. Audi is a…
Screen Australia: documentary production tranche, October 2013
Of the 5.5 hours in the latest documentary investment announcement, 2.5 is for one off programs, which gives Screen Australia…
Brief: SBS celebrates the ratings power of an old dead king
We beat the ABC to the slot, says SBS, as Richard 111: The King in the Car Park took a…
The View from Outside: agents, remake deals, and the sales game
For Australians, who have lived through the decline in Australian drama, the occasional excitement of an international remake, the ABC’s…
BBC WW and Fremantle: when titans deal
This is the kind of deal which puts the butter on the bread for a lot of people. How can…
Brief: NSW dominates sector
George Souris climbed into a winged chariot to publicise a brutal reversioning of the Screen Australia drama report. Screen Industry…
Comedy on DVD: laughing all the way to the bank
Who is Australia’s most successful comedian? If you’re going on DVD sales, it’s quite possibly Carl Barron, whose first DVD…
Ratings: Thursday, 24th October 2013
What did Catalyst do to gain 300,000? Ran part one of an investigation into whether cholesterol causes heart disease. Vital…
The Feds: going international with Enterprise Funding
One of the recipients of the latest round of Screen Australia enterprise funding, The Feds are planning to use the…
ADG 2013: poised for a run through craft, diversity and a certain edge of controversy
The 2013 Australian Directors' Guild conference is due on November 6th to the 9th, at the Sebel Pier One in…