Writing and Publishing

Why your cinema is likely to get much more fun
Premium cinemas are pulling healthy audiences, and we ain't seen nothing yet - according to the prophets of the next…

Staff changes at Screen NSW create a moment of history
Three new(ish) faces at Screen NSW are a real sign of changing times.

High drama and low key glamour at 2016 ADG Awards
Fascinating results for key awards as the judges resolutely cut their own path to directorial excellence.

ABC Head Michelle Guthrie's first taste of gunpowder
New ABC head Michelle Guthrie commits to an ABC free of either commercials or subscription services, and stays out of…

Selling movies with your data trail
The true experts in information gathering about audiences live in the screen sector. Like it or love it, the data…

Why some cinemas thrive as cultural hubs
Against the odds, many local cinemas continue to prosper. The key is community, and this is how they make it…

Screen Sector unites to call for bipartisan support
With an election approaching, the sector is dancing the non-partisan two-step, though the tune itself is a bit sinister.

Productivity Commission drops copyright bomb
The Productivity Commission has released a draft report which hacks into existing intellectual property (IP) protection for creatives.

Javier Grillo-Marxuach - changing the world, one writers' room at a time
Iconoclastic US showrunner and writer talks his favourite series, Latino culture, magic realism, superheroes, comics and diversity as an evolutionary…

Creative Victoria - ending the long uncertainty for screen
Unperturbed but reinforced, the screen sector will mostly do the same but sometimes with more money in the new government's…