Television
Mardi Gras celebrates best queer films
Foxtel’s World Movies channel has partnered with Queer Screen and Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to present six of…
Berlin 2013: little rocket scores for Australia
The Rocket and Satellite Boy were the Australian features in Berlin this year, both in the Generation section for young…
AFI/AACTA: retrenchments as AFI considers hacking into awards
The Australian Film Institute, home of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, is contemplating its red ink and…
Tropfest Jr: Monster of a win
Ben McCarthy (NSW) has won Trop Jr, the biggest short film festival for little people with a big imagination. Ben’s…
Promised Land
Gus Van Sant’s latest film is a fictionalised account of the impact of fracking on a small farming community.
Africa TV series edited over climate change comment
The BBC has edited an episode of David Attenborough’s nature series ‘Africa’ to remove a comment about climate change.
Malaysia: now you see it …
Malaysian film officials have taken the opportunity of the Berlinale to announce delays, further delays, but nothing concrete for new…
Disney: periscope up in Australian waters, huge production to emerge from foam
The Australian attempts to snaffle the Disney remake of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea climaxed in Canberra today as the…
Queensland Arts Minister: Ros Bates resigns, quoting health reasons
The Minister ultimately responsible for Screen Queensland has resigned her post. Rushed into place is the Education Minister, John-Paul Langbroek,…
BRIEF: Lore: US$5,250 per screen on US opening weekend
Lore, Cate Shortland's German-language feature, opened in the US on February 8, over six screens, for a total of US$31,498,…