• Search Keywords

  • Year

  • Production Status

  • Genre

  • Co-production

  • SA Supported

  • First Nations Creative

  • Length

  • Technique

Browse Screen News written content below and subscribe to our newsletter for a free fortnightly digest.

  • Otto Bloom prepares to premiere at MIFF

    Xavier Samuel was beckoned back by Belvoir Theatre. A year later, fortuitous timing has led to four features and a TV series shot almost back-to-back.

    26 Jul 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Origins explored in DNA Nation

    Ernie Dingo, Ian Thorpe and Julia Zemiro trace their roots back 200,000 years in the new SBS series DNA Nation.

    18 May 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Order! Order! 9 Aussie courtrooms on screen

    With Newton’s Law set to air, we look at nine times Australia’s legal system has been Exhibit-A on screens.

    08 Feb 2017
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Online documentaries to watch right now

    We take a look at some fabulous (and free) online documentary titles funded by Screen Australia that are available to watch now.

    10 Oct 2019
    By Georgia Hing
  • Ones to Watch

    Screen Forever 2015 is done and dusted, but the impact of SPA’s Ones to Watch program is ongoing for this year’s 14 emerging producers.

    16 Dec 2015
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Observance : what makes us scared?

    Director Joseph Sims-Dennett channelled his own nightmares into Observance, a psychological horror that’s chilling audiences around the globe.

    30 Mar 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Nowhere Boys: fresh faces and financing children’s TV

    Nowhere Boys producer Beth Frey reveals the unique challenges the creators of children’s TV face – and why we’ll be seeing a new cast in the third season.

    02 Nov 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Now streaming: Tyke Elephant Outlaw

    Documentaries like Tyke Elephant Outlaw are finding new life after they leave the cinemas and film festivals thanks to streaming platforms.

    16 Dec 2015
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • No Strings Attached: dating app drama

    After the success of Tales From Tinder, filmmaker Emma Watts and her team were able to put some money behind their next series, No Strings Attached.

    18 Nov 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Nicole da Silva: TV is the new film

    Doctor Doctor and Wentworth actor Nicole da Silva says the industry has changed, audiences are smarter, and our stories are all the better for it.

    09 Nov 2017
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • New series of Art Bites released

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

    17 Apr 2018
    By Screen Australia
  • New dawn of TV drama: Director Glendyn Ivin

    Australians have entered a new and exciting age of television, says the director behind shows including The Beautiful Lie, Gallipoli and Puberty Blues.

    16 Nov 2015
    By Caris Bizzaca