Features
MIPTV 2013: Flame on fire as Seven gets Vicious
Australian independent distributor Flame is having a good MIPTV, adding more sales to its already bulging briefcase. Seven has gone…
AFI/AACTA: awards reach out to television craft, leave some bits in limbo
Spurred on by the brutal slow-motion reduction in sponsorship, the AFI has brought a blowtorch to the AACTA awards. Do…
Cannes 2013: Gatsby dancing in the rain
The Great Gatsby opened the Cannes Festival, as Luhrmann controlled the narrative with his usual calculated aplomb through the press…
Ratings: Wednesday, 15th May 2013
Big Bang Theory and The Block gives the night to Nine, just, as the ABC beats Ten with 19.2%. Adam…
Ratings: Thursday 16th May 2013
ABC drinks at Women's Weekly trough to score 903,000 for Our Queen. Doesn't happen often, though Kate's Baby Bump is…
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…