Opinions & Analysis
Movie theaters are on life support – how will the film industry adapt?
Cinemas have survived every horror for more than a century. But the threat of COVID-19 still sends a shivers up…
From Now till Then: a brief reflection on institutional racism
Kalu Oji gives the perspective of an African-Australian film school graduate.
Is 2020 the year of the classy short?
What can we tell from the current crop of Australian short films in festivals?
Playmaker creators jump off speeding train
Having built their production company into an impressive conveyor of dreams, David Maher and David Taylor are getting ready to…
MIFF surrenders to censorship pressures
On the grounds that a film might make you masturbate at home and then do something evil, MIFF has withdrawn…
Exports can double size of sector, claims Screen Producers Australia
SPA pushes harder on export policy, which is a different can of hopes and worms.
Running an online conference: Five salutary lessons
When the NZ Doc Edge conference was stopped by COVID-19, the Industry Manager added one line to his email address:…
What the arts can learn from Black Lives Matter
To really change the arts, we need to change arts leadership. Travis de Vries thinks we should make bigger systemic…
TV has changed, so must the way we support local content
One of the four regulatory approaches to television content is a new Australian Production Fund. Here is an argument in…
Bringing it all Back Home: a Cinephile's reflections in lockdown
Strictly confined in a small Spanish village, Adrian Martin compiles an eclectic virus playlist, discovers Zoom, and argues for the…