Film
National Ratings week beginning Sunday 14 Feb 2016 - the whole batch
Take the food away from Seven and it collapses. Just like every other year. But the ferocity of its victory…
AIDC pulses with Ackermanic mentor program
Ticking off its daily targets, the AIDC releases its list of Pulse mentees, who will touch the mainstream with Roy…
Showcase: flying and sighing and not sicking up
Like Fury Road, Happyband OK Go is determined to utilise in-camera SFX. In this case, the challenge is to do…
Controversial SBS Chair Nihal Gupta leaves plum job
The strange, shadowy story of Nihal Gupta's appointment as Chair of SBS takes another turn, as he resigns abruptly for…
Shock loss of senior women in ABC TV as enticing power jobs become available
Carole Sklan and Deirdre Brennan leave the ABC, while ACMI and Screen Australia offer tasty, tasty jobs.
Legal Essentials, Doco Interviews, Directing Masterclass, TV Presenting, Narrative Comedy & More!
AFTRS Open upcoming short course highlights. In Sydney: LEGAL ESSENTIALS, Robin Hughes’ DOCUMENTARY THE ART OF INTERVIEW, Daina Reid’s DIRECTING…
National Ratings week beginning Sunday 7 Feb 2016 - the full week
Okay, you toads, eat this! cries Auntie as it launches a prime populist doc series and its beloved Jack Irish…
Are pirates trusted more than the Murdoch press?
New figures compare the trust levels across Australian media and look at downloads for free. Who should be ashamed?
AIDC 2016 Reveals Documentary Projects Selected for The FACTory Pitching Event
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) today announced the ten documentary projects selected for The FACTory live pitching event, taking…
Observational documentary, reality TV and the death of independence
What happens to the gentle, mysterious craft of observational documentary when it is absorbed into mainstream television and turned into…