Writing and Publishing

Govt spends $3m to deal with deteriorating heads
Given the malign influence of George Brandis on the arts, it is a pleasure to report a good news story…

Why feminists should pay attention to Men's Rights Activists
Men's Rights activists claim feminists have too much power. Censoring them feeds into the anger and hate.

What's On: A batch of festivals + drones in a gang + local films.
Peak viewing time with drones, Iranians, Brits and games tragics, with Russians in the wings.

Competition news - Lion Begins to take off, SF 2017 Opens
As industry fingers are crossed for Lion, the Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominates it first.

Dream opportunity for creative and technical talent
If being an animation artist on a Hollywood blockbuster is your life goal, this inaugural UTS Masters course could get…

Awards and Honours news - some fragments of justice
The International Emmies, the Heart of Gold winners, two compelling shorts from an Optus competition, and the next version of…

SciFi Fest + Boys in the Trees + Joe Cinque
A weekend to challenge the possibilities of Australian cinema, while Dungog runs a boutique rural take on the movies.

ACMI v NGV, moving image v art
Young and sexy Australian Centre for the Moving Image is gaining on its established cultural neighbour, the National Gallery of…

Writing for TV, The Moving Camera & Social Video Intensive
AFTRS Open upcoming short course highlights: WRITING FOR TV PART 2: ONLINE (enrolments close Friday 21 Oct at 9am), CAMERA…

AWGIES honour writers who pounced on new opportunities
The Code 2, Barracuda, Ali's Wedding, Jasper Jones and Mary, the Making of a Princess give their writers a moment…