Writing and Publishing

Tony Ayres goes global: I feel like the guy who has the cake and eaten it.
Tony Ayres has walked away from Matchbox Pictures to become a global player. Here's why.

New York arts exec to head up Create NSW as CEO
Elizabeth W. Scott has been named Executive Director, Create NSW, heading up the State’s peak arts and screen organisation.

Nine gets ready to eat Fairfax. What makes it tasty?
The Nine and Fairfax deal is logical and prudent for shareholders etc, but what about the real stakeholders, the citizens…

Brief: SAFC builds new jobs, engages in different ways
Shifting from Arts to an Industry portfolio, the SAFC is making interesting appointments.

Suresh Ayyar, alive still in his work
For an artist, death is not final if the work lives on beyond personal memory. Editor Suresh Ayyar's friends search…

What can the screen sector tell us about the future of work?
Screen Producers Australia tells Parliament about freelancing, creativity, the brain drain and the gig economy.

Ones to Watch - building the future one detail at a time
Fear of kitten vids, spiritual optometry and the end of the world - three SPA Ones to Watch who were…

Stories - cool. Australian stories - wtf? AFTRS plays detective.
AFTRS commissioned eight prominent screen creators to reveal what story means to them. it was a cunning plot to address…

Mia Wasikowska - It helps to know who you are when making stories
Mia Wasikowska held an audience spellbound with a short speech at AFTRS about her understanding of story. Here is the…

It's not just production - women's program boosts whole sector
Fifteen Victorian women get professional and leadership development, find keys to growth behind the scenes.