Writing and Publishing

Make your own films, don’t just study other people’s
A short course in filmmaking concentrates on the practical skills you need to launch a career in filmmaking.

Diversity is a white word
The superficial scramble for cultural diversity is not addressing the deep causes of exclusion and the power imbalance in the…

We have a once in 100 years opportunity says key industry researcher
How big is big? What kind of structures work? Will the promise of digital come true? David Court asks some…

Productivity Commission lays out final report to much dismay
The Productivity Commission goes into combat against key industry sources of income, sends fantasy to government, expects to win.

Behind the screen in 2016
Under a ghastly policy response from an inert government, the sector is reinventing itself and in a good way.

Media Super claims investments in film and TV are prudent and successful
Superannuation fund Media Super invested over $100m of member's retirement funds in the scary business of film and television production.…

AFI/AACTA's 2016 - Would anyone like a sausage roll on the red carpet?
What were the AACTAs like inside the room? Lyn Norfor leaves her production office long enough to tell all.

What's On - Ben Hall, The Menkoff Method and the return of The Boys
Time for some rat cunning by screen creatives looking for entertainment. Look hard at catch-up.

Last tango with ethics
Revelations this week about the filming of The Last Tango in Paris raise broader issues for the ethics of hoodwinking…

AACTAs 2016 delivers Hacksaw to industry history.
Sheer scale, age and traditional technique beat verve, cunning and fencing wire in a night which was strong on logic…