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  • Mel Gibson joins Tropfest judging panel

    Hoping to give an emerging Australian filmmaker their big break at Tropfest, the revived short film festival has announced the Oscar-winner will be one of this year’s judges.

    11 Feb 2016
    By Screen Australia
  • Supernatural web series selected for Berlinale Lab

    The emerging Australian producer and director behind Berlinale-bound Jade of Death explain why dramatic web series are the new black.

    15 Feb 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Making an internet sensation

    Sell-out live shows, viral videos and a new web series, Aunty Donna aren’t sticking to rules, but paving their own path to success.

    17 Feb 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Star on the rise

    With Looking for Grace and The Daughter both film festival darlings, Odessa Young is suddenly finding herself in the spotlight. She looks back on the creation of her two first features and how entwined the experiences were.

    17 Feb 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • The evolution of Jack Irish

    Producer Ian Collie looks at how Jack Irish has evolved as Guy Pearce’s private eye shifts from telemovies to his own ABC TV series.

    17 Feb 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Australia Youtube hit Starting from... Now! makes jump to TV

    Starting From... Now! screens on SBS 2 after its world premiere at the Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival in March.

    19 Feb 2016
    By Screen Australia
  • Berlinale 2016: Into the great wide open

    Embracing change, this year’s Berlinale provided the perfect platform for Australian creatives working far beyond their comfort zones.

    23 Feb 2016
    By Ed Gibbs
  • FINANCING DOCOS: EACH PATH IS DIFFERENT - PART 1: EVERYONE LOVED TYKE – AFTER IT WAS MADE

    Tyke, Elephant Outlaw is a feature-length documentary that explores the story of a circus elephant who killed her trainer in front of thousands of people in Honolulu in 1994.

    26 Feb 2016
    By Sandy George
  • Mad Max: Fury Road dominates technical Oscars®

    Mad Max: Fury Road roared away from the Academy Awards with six awards – the most trophies won by any movie on the night and Australia’s most successful film at the Oscars® in history.

    01 Mar 2016
    By Screen Australia
  • The China connection

    The Australia-China screen relationship is deepening in features, children’s programming and documentaries. Let's look into why.

    01 Mar 2016
    By Don Groves
  • 11 TITLES THAT PASS THE BECHDEL TEST WITH EASE

    You’ve heard of the Bechdel test? Well, here are 11 films, TV series and online shows that not only pass the test, but were written or directed by a woman.

    07 Mar 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Aussie docos go global with VOD

    Video on Demand (VOD) is providing docos with a global platform to get their films noticed and experts are calling it a “no-brainer” for Aussie filmmakers.

    09 Mar 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca