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Writer Alexa Junge on the writers' room of Friends, The West Wing and Grace and Frankie and her commitment to bridging a gap between Australian screenwriters and the US.

Screen Australia’s Indigenous Department is calling on emerging Indigenous filmmakers to submit 10 minute scripted story ideas for the Short Blacks short film initiative.

Screen Australia will host three intensive, small-group workshops in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in July led by US producer Sheila Hanahan-Taylor to help female screen practitioners hone their pitching skills to create interest from potential partners, financiers, talent agents and get their screen projects production ready. There will also be an accompanying large group forum open to all creatives.

Four new Art Bites documentaries helmed by emerging director and producer teams will launch on the ABC Arts channel on iview today.

Director Taika Waititi on the moments in Thor: Ragnarok created just for Kiwis and Aussies, and why it was important to have Indigenous attachments on set.

Comedian and The Edge of the Bush creator Anne Edmonds on giving stand-up comedy characters new life on the screen – and the pressure of playing four of them.

The filmmakers behind Zach’s Ceremony talk about the importance of Good Pitch² Australia and crowd-funding in helping their documentary get made.

Eight women have been announced for directing mentorships at commercial production companies as part of the Australian Directors’ Guild’s Gender Matters initiative.

We check in with some of the recipients of Gender Matters to see how their projects or initiatives have been progressing.

Behind the eclectic concepts of Brilliant Stories is a myriad of female voices, some of which have yet to be heard at this level before.