Features
Vic the Viking: beneath the whale-whacked waters, glimpses of the deal
Vic the Viking is a cheery, inspirational series under production by Flying Bark for Network Ten. To that that October…
Tropfest: Finalists announced, with huge cluster from NSW
The annual Tropfest announcement provides the usual diverse collection of projects, from a surprising number of serial offenders. Could it…
Box Office: 5/2/13 as adults tiptoe back into the cinema
Silver Linings Playbook, which AACTA named the best international film, hit the Australian market last weekend. Did okay.
Screen Australia: rare moment as Screen Australia offers more than we expect
Screen Australia has announced an EXTRA ROUND in the Short Film Completion Fund. That requires producers to recalibrate and focus…
FremantleMedia: contemplates major restructure, announces consultation
Content with its structure since 2006, FremantleMedia has proactively announced that it is running a major review of FremantleMedia Enterprises,…
March of the Moguls: what future for the Convergence Review?
The slow-motion election campaign now foisted on the public will sweep all the current hot buttons for screen policy into…
The Hobbit at 48 fps: in which an obscure technical issue becomes a huge PR hook - and makes our hea
The thing is, says technical maven Dominic Case, "the closer a film gets to reality, the easier it is to…
Pat Lovell: obits as she is buried today
As her friends gather to farewell Pat Lovell, her life is remembered by the major newspapers.
AACTA 2013: as seen on television
The AACTA Awards are very much a work in progress, and the stars gave their all, but most of the…
SXSW: Eva Orner's The Network only Oz film to make the program
Eva Orner's documentary feature The Network, the story of the Australian-owned TOLO TV, the only independent television station in Afghanistan,…