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  • Creating a four-part divorce

    In the scheme of things, there really haven’t been that many operas written specifically for TV. The most enduring have been the seasonal favourite, Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, Britten’s Owen Wingrave, Stravinsky’s The Flood and, in Australia, Peter Sculthorpe’s Quiros (written for the 50th anniversary of the ABC in 1982).

    12 Aug 2015
    By Phillip Sametz
  • iview + you: The lowdown

    ABC heads of department and Screen Australia managers give you the lowdown on how to work with iview as a marketplace attachment for Screen Australia funding. And, what type of content iview is looking for.

    12 Aug 2015
    By Screen Australia
  • Hear from global drama consultant John Yorke

    You can attend a talk by John when he's in Sydney next week, or stream it online.

    12 Aug 2015
    By Screen Australia
  • The morning after the night before

    Fragments of Friday is a new Aussie web series about three friends trying to figure out what they’d done on their Friday nights.

    12 Aug 2015
    By Emma Carroll
  • Calling all animated kids content creators

    Apply now for available Screen Australia travel grants to the Asian Animation Summit.

    07 Aug 2015
    By Screen Australia
  • Stage to screen: theatre directors turn to film

    While novels have been a longstanding staple of screen material, this year sees an unprecedented number of stage plays translated to film by some of the most established names in theatre.

    04 Aug 2015
    By Caroline Baum
  • Tragedy or coming-of-age? Where we’re at with film distribution

    Never has it been more challenging to do what we do. But just what the future holds for the Australian film industry is up to us. Put simply, we have a choice – evolve or risk becoming obsolete.

    30 Jul 2015
    By Rebekah Devlin
  • One-man show to feature film: Sucker

    Australian feature film Sucker has its world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August. It's come a long since its beginnings as a one-man stage show.

    29 Jul 2015
    By Screen Australia
  • Hot Shops workshop sizzles

    Our latest Hot Shops workshop paired the five Hot Shots filmmaking teams with experienced Heads of Department for two days to enhance and develop their projects.

    22 Jul 2015
    By Screen Australia
  • Director's Attachment announced as Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge

    The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) and Screen Australia today announced a director’s attachment for Mel Gibson’s upcoming feature Hacksaw Ridge which will be filmed in Australia in October.

    21 Jul 2015
    By Screen Australia
  • Drawing breath: Simon Baker

    Sporting a dishevelled look of longer hair and a beard that sent his legion of admirers into a frenzy at Cannes recently, Baker shares some thoughts about his latest project Breath.

    15 Jul 2015
    By Caroline Baum
  • Australia at MIPCOM 2015

    MIPCOM 2015 is in Cannes, France, from 5-8 October 2015. The four-day content market plays host to more than 13,000 professionals from over 100 countries. Delegates secure content development partnerships and international distribution deals for the year ahead.

    15 Jul 2015
    By Screen Australia