Features
Brief: Kodak moves to preserve role of film internationally..
In Rochester, Kodak has appointed Christian Richter to the new role of film lab and studio relationship manager. The big…
SPAA: mindsnatchers invade St Kilda Fest and Vivid
Knowing that emerging producers cluster around Vivid in Sydney and the St Kilda fest in Melbourne greedy for inspiration, SPAA…
Playpen: video reveals horrible truth of campaign to make Iron Sky 2
Given that Indiegogo is doomed to grow until it becomes ferally competitive, it is not surprising that the Iron Sky…
Budget 2013: steady as it goes for federal agencies
While Screen Australia seems to have maintained its size surprisingly well since its inception, it joins AFTRS and the NFSA…
Budget 2013: government attention to ABC switches to digital and news
In the last triennial apppropriation, the ABC received an extra $167m, which included $67m for ABC3 and $70m for drama…
Budget 2013: SBS gets small increase, is buoyant for other fiscal reasons
SBS has an extra $20m from the government, but the real story concerns advertising revenue and extra cash for NITV.
Don Connelly: RIP as silence falls on a pioneer
Don Connelly has died at the age of 84. A sound recordist, he was a true link to the hard…
Neville Page: killer frogs, the ultimate fang, and the joys of designing creatures for Avatar
The imaginations of people like creature designer Neville Page are crucial to the golden age of tentpole movies, dominating world…
Lumina: let's talk about the notion of collaboration
With Ted Hope, Mark Cousins, Blue-Tongue and the Spierigs on one side, and the wonderful rise of Indigenous filmmaking on…
Baz Luhrmann: a nice bit of reflection, with a major error
Baz Luhrmann does a bit of a reflection on the early days and Strictly Ballroom, but as Ronin Films' Andrew…