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Sundance: in brief
The first major festival of 2014's shorts programme comes in four flavours: US Narrative, International Narrative, Documentary and Animation. US…

Winning Tropfest film ‘homophobic and transphobic’
The winning film at this year’s Tropfest short film festival has been widely criticised.
BIFA: looks beyond UK shores
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) made Sean Ellis' Metro Manila, a Philippines-set and -shot Tagalog language film, the biggest…
UK: Christmas comes early as government further sweetens screen incentives
The UK's Chancellor has used the government's Autumn Statement to announce further improvements to incentive schemes that already far outstrip…
Sundance: older and greyer
Despite its indie credentials, Sundance is not immune to the passing of time. Organisers this year noted an increase in…

International marketing guru joins ACMI
ACMI's turns to new marketing director to boost brand identity

Closed Circuit
Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall star in this twisting British thriller.

Indigenous teens make movies with the VCA
Next week, Indigenous youth will gain insight into another method of storytelling under the guidance of industry professionals.
Brief: musos honour Polson on own turf
The Australian Screen Music Awards will gong John Polson with the International Achievement Award at its annual awards night on…

Couch Potatoes not moving
With video-on-demand, catch-up TV and cord cutting you would expect television would struggle. You may be surprised.