Features
Screenwriters' Conference 2013: Moneyball, the high stakes world of the international marketplace
Jan Sardi, Seph McKenna, Penny Chapman and Emile Sherman discussed the international market and the place that Australian content has…
Screenwriters' Conference 2013: the strange twisted story of SF films in Australia
Warp Factor None is the salutary tale of science fiction film and television writing in Australia, and is basically about…
Screenwriters' Conference 2013: The Sapphires – a case study
The writing team behind The Sapphires is innately fascinating to writers simply because the film has been so successful. But…
The Guilds: Senator Conroy is not a friend ever-true
Senator Conroy’s announcement of 30 November that the Australian content rules were to be extended to the digital siblings of…
Screenwriters' Conference 2013: guild finds shamelessly inspiring international guest
There's a lot more to British scriptwriter Paul Abbott than Shameless. Think class warfare disguised as comedy, the ability to…
How would an Oscar change your life?
Fame, fortune and your pick of the best projects - or over-exposure, exploitation and unhappiness? What happens when you win…
US TV Development: proof positive that the writers' room works
How come US television shows do so well internationally? Melbourne producer Ros Walker used a fellowship last year from the…
March of the Moguls: reviewing the combatants on the eve of Convergence election battle
What will happen to the Convergence Review over the next few months? Dr O'D talks to key players to analyse…
ACS: Cinematographers honour their colleagues
Gary Scott enters history almost by accident, as he is given the first Best of Crew Award from a branch…
Brief: Byron Bay Film Festival to highlight production shenanigans
Its not that we actually embody the word Schadenfreude, but screen people do delight in pictures about other screen people…