Opinions & Analysis

Artists on film – is Australia on trend?
With the recent release of two feature films about Australian artists, we take a look at the hidden agendas and…

Children's TV - networks try same fight over and over again
From day one, the commercial television networks have fought quotas for children's TV. Here's an elegant summary.

Auntie Jack collides with Pauline Hanson
Whitlam's children confront the present, armed with Photoshop and a sense of irony.

Vimeo selection: watch the shorts shown at St Kilda
Why go to film school at all? Let the Vimeo shorts show you the options in a question that can…

Digital out of control? Dalton spreads debate on Accountable ABC
Kim Dalton presents a progress report on his Accountable ABC campaign, adds digital future twist.

The slow death of Australian children's TV drama
Are the memories of the future to be made of placeless kids' animation and a deflating ABC? The situation is…

Why the ABC is failing
Former Head of ABC Television Kim Dalton’s Platform Paper argues that the ABC ignores and ultimately betrays its wider responsibilities…

Money down and no real passion, says Shadow Minister
Victoria’s Shadow Minister for the Arts and Culture responds to the first year of the Creative State policy and the…

Richard Moore - a personal view on the state of film festivals in Brisbane
Richard Moore, former Head of Screen Culture at Screen Queensland, explores the collapse of a broad-based international film festival in…

ADG stats reveal ten truths about gender in the Australian screen sector
Counting men and women in recent Directors' Guild nomination list is a pretty crude way of making a point -…