Television
Trop Jnr: allows an extra week for entries to fly in
A fine press release deserves celebration, and this one is about kids, Tropfest Jnr and deadlines. industry parents take note.
Little Deaths: sales at Toronto point to medium sized life
LevelK has announced some sales for the Josh Lawson vehicle at Toronto so it is getting useful traction in the…
TIFF 2014: slipping past the beast
Michael Gubbins, change agent, takes a podium to confront the tentpole monster and show the rest of us how to…
Screenwriting (Melbourne) + Producing, After Effects, ABC of TVCs, & More (Sydney) @ AFTRS Open
Don’t miss INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING this month in Melbourne. In Sydney this weekend there’s INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCING with Martin Brown…
Finding Vivian Maier
Maloof maintains a level of mystery which he slowly reveals like an armchair treasure hunt, riveting but without judgement.
Box Office: Australian films hang in with added Reckoning
Felony and Predestination dropped 30% - a reasonable amount for the second week slump but it does not suggest great…
The Giver
If the premise of The Giver sounds familiar, that’s because similar elements have proliferated in youth-oriented efforts of late.
Toronto 2014: audiences happy, some business being done
No-one ever accepts that their film bombed at a festival. But the Australian contingent is doing okay.
Film festival puts girls on top
In a year where solidarity with feminism is a hot topic, Melbourne’s first feminist film festival will make its inaugural…
Housebound
Housebound mines the humour of domesticity to craft a frightfully fun and funny romp.