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  • Apply now for support to attend WCSFP

    Screen Australia is offering marketing support for producers to attend this year’s World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) in Stockholm, Sweden.

    13 Sep 2016
    By Screen Australia
  • Australian films wow at Venice

    Australians made a serious splash at this year’s Venice Film Festival – the oldest film festival in the world.

    09 Sep 2016
    By Ed Gibbs
  • Claudia Karvan on Doctor Doctor and producing

    Claudia Karvan on producing Doctor Doctor with writer Tony McNamara and Ian ‘Jolly’ Collie, and returning to collaborate with Nine Network.

    07 Sep 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Girl Asleep : coming to a cinema near you

    Girl Asleep director Rosemary Myers talks winning CinefestOZ and the challenges facing independent films when it comes to distribution.

    07 Sep 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • TV DRAMA ABROAD - PART 6: PRODUCERS TONY WRIGHT AND GEORGE ADAMS ON THE DOCTOR BLAKE MURDER MYSTERIES

    December Media has just begun filming the fifth season of The Doctor Blake Mysteries, which is represented internationally by ITV Studios. It is when shows are recommissioned that revenues start to flow in earnest.

    06 Sep 2016
    By Sandy George
  • TV DRAMA ABROAD - PART 10: DISTRIBUTOR CHRIS BONNEY ON SECRETS & LIES

    Cineflix Rights handles international sales on the Australian drama Secrets & Lies, which was made by Hoodlum for Network Ten. Chris Bonney discusses the show and the sales scene generally.

    06 Sep 2016
    By Sandy George
  • Hacksaw Ridge: between indie and franchise

    Producer Bill Mechanic reveals why films like Hacksaw Ridge are “pretty impossible” to get made and the Australians that made it happen.

    05 Sep 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Little Acorns - Episode 1

    Big Oak Childcare Centre is a world dedicated to the care of society's most precious - our kids. But behind the scenes of stinky nappies and hissy-fitting toddlers are the workers, women who've let their inner child way off the leash. Pranking, fighting and relentless piss-taking is a daily occurrence. Who can blame them when contemporary parents can be so neurotic and childcare, such a crazy battlefield?

    31 Aug 2016
    By Screen Australia
  • John Collee: Writing and developing feature films

    John Collee speaks about the fundamentals on how to get your script to cut through, and be less likely to fail, when submitting for funding.

    30 Aug 2016
    By Screen Australia
  • Gender Matters: Bruna Papandrea

    Australian producer Bruna Papandrea of Gone Girl and Wild reflects on her career trajectory, emphasising the importance of mentors for budding filmmakers.

    26 Aug 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • TV DRAMA ABROAD - PART 7: DISTRIBUTOR CATHY PAYNE TELLS SOME HOME TRUTHS

    Endemol Shine International CEO Cathy Payne on making drama that sells worldwide.

    25 Aug 2016
    By Sandy George
  • Diversity in TV drama: Change is possible

    Screen Australia launches a comprehensive report into diversity on Australian screens to inform the conversation and calls for real, long-lasting change.

    24 Aug 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca