Film
AFI/AACTA: awards reach out to television craft, leave some bits in limbo
Spurred on by the brutal slow-motion reduction in sponsorship, the AFI has brought a blowtorch to the AACTA awards. Do…
Ratings: Wednesday, 15th May 2013
Big Bang Theory and The Block gives the night to Nine, just, as the ABC beats Ten with 19.2%. Adam…
Ratings: Thursday 16th May 2013
ABC drinks at Women's Weekly trough to score 903,000 for Our Queen. Doesn't happen often, though Kate's Baby Bump is…
Ambience Entertainment: season five comes with an App and a new host
Sydney production company Ambience Entertainment has completed its fifth series of the popular children’s game show Kitchen Whiz. It will…
Brief: Kodak moves to preserve role of film internationally..
In Rochester, Kodak has appointed Christian Richter to the new role of film lab and studio relationship manager. The big…
Playpen: video reveals horrible truth of campaign to make Iron Sky 2
Given that Indiegogo is doomed to grow until it becomes ferally competitive, it is not surprising that the Iron Sky…
Budget 2013: government attention to ABC switches to digital and news
In the last triennial apppropriation, the ABC received an extra $167m, which included $67m for ABC3 and $70m for drama…
Budget 2013: SBS gets small increase, is buoyant for other fiscal reasons
SBS has an extra $20m from the government, but the real story concerns advertising revenue and extra cash for NITV.
SBS: new director of News and Current Affairs
SBS has appointed Jim Carroll as its new Director of News and Current Affairs. He replaces outgoing Director of News…
Neville Page: killer frogs, the ultimate fang, and the joys of designing creatures for Avatar
The imaginations of people like creature designer Neville Page are crucial to the golden age of tentpole movies, dominating world…