Features
Hannay: laughs off report of own death
David Hannay, raconteur, veteran and indomitable survivor of cancer, joined the ranks of luminaries such as Mark Twain and Evelyn…
Australian Films: International Performance 2012
For the first time in years, no Australian film was released internationally by a major distributor, but a number of…
Sundance 2013: short film winners fixated on north
Fitting perhaps in such a cold place, the short film awards at Sundance covered places outside the US which are…
Sundance: Australian embraced for planetarial Venus
Lynette Walworth's Fulldome fantasia Rekindling Venus has been running at the Sundance Festival, in the New Frontier program. It seems…
Oztam: television getting used for other things
It’s official. Television remains at the centre of Australia’s domestic screen activity according to the latest Australian Multi-screen Report, released…
Brief: AACTA gets a Crowe for the caws
Russell Crowe leaves Thirty Odd Foot of Grunt at home as he plays stand-in for Hugh Sheridan, who has business…
ZDF Enterprises: restructures co-productions and acquisitions
German company ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE), a significant player in the Australian children's television space, has announced a major restructure of…
BBC Worldwide: head of international production departs
Matt Paice, executive vice president of international production for BBC Worldwide, has left the position he took up in 2010.…
Flickerfest: Yardbird and Dumpy take top awards
Flickerfest has continued the trend for industry professionals to enter and dominate the short film awards. Yardbird, selected as the…
Box Office: how many tentpoles does it take to make a horde?
The Motion Picture Distributors’ Association of Australia has released its top ten earners for 2012. The industry spin is as…