Writing and Publishing

Ask the Mentor: I've forgotten how to network in real life
Online conferences were great for shy people, but now in-person events are back. Brush up on your social skills and…

Fireflies Press is a labour of love and cinephilia
Annabel Brady Brown talks about the birth of a new venture that brings together a global community of film lovers…

Hollywood script showcase finds truth of diversity pivot
Franklin Leonard, creator of The Black List script tool, talks diversity and fake woke in the script development process with…

Screen Australia announces 21 projects for Story Development Funding
A TV adaptation of 'Ladies in Black', a new feature film for Khoa Do, and a 12-part feminist political TV…

How to build the perfect format show: from Naked Attraction to Gogglebox
Gogglebox? Dragon's Den? Naked Attraction? What kind of loon thinks of these things? His name is Tim Harcourt and he…

Facebook ban to lift but can we trust them again?
The Facebook news ban is being lifted but what did the shutdown mean for small arts organisations and publishers who…

Facebook vs government. Who got hurt, who won?
Neither the government nor Facebook has fought quite this kind of battle before. No matter who won, Facebook looked pretty…

Brave New World: screen industry debates the impact of policy earthquake
There will be a lot of hard tussling over the proposed reinvention of the sector in 2021. Screen Forever offered…

SBS, Screen Australia co-fund three year program to foster diverse screenwriting talent
The Emerging Screenwriters' Incubator will be run in partnership with screen bodies, providing 18 diverse screenwriters with employment in top…

Flickerfest launches new winners onto festival circuit
Run this year in the Famous Spiegeltent, Flickerfest puts a bunch of new short films before the public eye. They…