Television
Australian directors honour Lynette Walworth and Warwick Thornton
The directors' party was pretty good, with some ace winners from tight contests.
Box Office 6 May 2019 - sighs of relief over Top End Wedding
Strong social media, enthusiastic audiences, a cautious but substantial release leads to a first weekend which promises a slow but…
ICYMI: rounding up the week’s arts news
It was a week of art prize frenzy, building election madness, and strategic planning for the Australia Council we round…
Around the Web Roundup, from Fury Road to Wong Kar-Wai
Some of the best recent articles on the web - chewy interviews with Walter Murch, and Wong Kar-Wai plus doc…
Film Review: Long Shot is screwball gold
Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen are a perfect match in a smart rom-com that's retro in all the right ways.
Cannes decoded with handy strategies and a map
The Cannes Film Festival is a strange beast, buried in sidebars with prizes of their own. Screen Australia provides a…
How bold would we like the Australia Council to be?
We have until 10 May to say what’s needed in the Australia Council's next Strategic Plan so let's embolden them.
Soda Jerk's new project will premiere at Adelaide Film Festival 2020
A Samstag commission will see the artists who gave us feral mashup 'Terror Nullius' presenting new work 'Netsploits' in Adelaide…
Keep calm and book more films - how local indy cinemas are thriving
Scott Seddon, President of Independent Cinemas Australia puts the boot into some boogie men. Cinema is growing. Streaming is not…
Avengers box office triumph is not what it is cracked up to be
Avengers scythes across the landscape like a steampunk nightmare, but small films stand tall and pull through.