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  • Resilience, collaboration and inspiration in the writers’ room

    Three screenwriters offer insights and advice from the television writers’ room. At a time when the industry is changing, so are the voices behind it.

    24 Aug 2018
    By Amal Awad
  • Richard Taylor joins forces with Australia

    Co-owner of Pukeko Pictures and Weta Workshop, five-time Academy Award winner Richard Taylor found an opportunity too good to miss with ABC TV’s Cleverman.

    13 Jul 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Risk and reward explored in Sherpa

    Director Jennifer Peedom tells us how the Sherpa team managed when the deadly force of nature reared its head in the midst of filming on Everest.

    30 Mar 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Risk vs Reward vs Robert Connolly

    Robert Connolly talks about risk-taking as a business principle and how complex novels such as Barracuda have found the perfect home in four-part TV series.

    27 Jul 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Rolf De Heer on a changing industry

    Writer/director/producer Rolf de Heer on the evolution of the Australian screen industry, his advice for aspiring filmmakers and his unique writing process.

    15 Feb 2017
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Romper Stomper: exploring uncomfortable territory

    The team behind Stan’s upcoming six-part series Romper Stomper want to put Australia’s alt-right (and left) under the glare of a television lens.

    14 Dec 2017
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Rosie Lourde: the road to directing

    From acting and producing in web series Starting From Now to directing feature film Romance on the Menu, Rosie Lourde talks through what she’s learning in her varied career.

    28 Oct 2020
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Round the Twist: 10 memorable moments

    It’s been 30 years since the popular and beloved children’s series Round the Twist first hit our screens.

    18 Aug 2020
    By Georgia Hing
  • Sammy J and Randy on pilots, cults and fart jokes

    Comedic duo Sammy J and Randy mark their TV sitcom debut with Sammy J and Randy in Ricketts Lane.

    18 Aug 2015
    By Emma Carroll
  • Story Development – one year on - Scaling up and out

    Screen Australia’s Premium Fund is allowing established creators to hone their craft, and for Adele Vuko, expand ideas.

    07 Aug 2019
    By Amal Awad
  • Scene Breakdown series

    From revealing creative insights to navigating on-set challenges, some of Australia’s top filmmakers explain their process behind the making of key scenes from a film or TV series.

    23 Jun 2022
    By Matthew Jenkin
  • Scott Hicks reflects on Shine, 20 years on

    For its 20th anniversary, Scott Hicks looks back on the “long, arduous” process that was developing and financing Shine and why it was worth every minute.

    19 Aug 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca