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Five ways to gauge the health of the Australian screen industry

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One of the most common questions Screen Australia is asked by everyone from the general public to politicians is: how is the screen industry doing?

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TV dramas embracing the second screen

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As The Wrong Girl and Deep Water hit screens Twitter’s Tony Broderick talks about the Screen Australia initiative helping these TV dramas.

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Gender Matters: Bruna Papandrea

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

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Diversity in TV drama: Change is possible

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

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Brilliant Stories to support burgeoning careers

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Behind the eclectic concepts of Brilliant Stories is a myriad of female voices, some of which have yet to be heard at this level before.

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Brilliant Careers illuminating the way forward

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Gender Matters aimed to create a surge of female stories through Brilliant Stories, but how do you ensure long-lasting change? Enter: Brilliant Careers.

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Location, location, location

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Shot entirely in southern Tasmania, the landscape has a starring role in Foxtel’s new drama The Kettering Incident.

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The world of Cleverman

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Creator Ryan Griffen walks us through the densely layered world of Cleverman, brimming with creatures, culture and suspense.

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Logies spotlight: Diversity state-of-play

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Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason and writer Benjamin Law take stock a year on from Miranda Tapsell’s rousing call for more diversity at the Logies.

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Skip Ahead #3: The next wave

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Freedom to take risks and ability to tap into mass audiences, online storytelling is becoming a key player – a trend set to continue with Skip Ahead #3.

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Hunter Page-Lochard goes full circle with Spear

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For Hunter Page-Lochard, working on his father’s feature directorial debut Spear was like a rite of passage.

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Transforming The Wild Duck into The Daughter

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The Daughter director Simon Stone talks through the challenges of adapting Ibsen’s The Wild Duck for his feature film debut and its intense 30-day shoot.

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Aussie docos go global with VOD

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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.

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The China connection

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The Australia-China screen relationship is deepening in features, children’s programming and documentaries. Don Groves finds out why.

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Star on the rise

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With Looking for Grace and The Daughter both film festival darlings, Odessa Young is suddenly finding herself in the spotlight.

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A new kind of TV: Cleverman

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Never underestimate the intern. That’s one take-home message from Cleverman, the series that premieres at Berlinale before its ABC TV debut later this year.

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Biopics: The big TV trend

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When Molly airs, it will kick off another year of miniseries based on the lives of Australian personalities – a trend that isn’t showing signs of slowing.

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Beverly Hillbillies meets Modern Family

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Step inside the gated home of Sydney’s new millionaires and see what all the fuss is about with Here Come the Habibs.

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Cleverman off to Berlinale

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Epic genre series Cleverman is selected for Berlinale, not only commending the quality of Indigenous storytelling, but changing attitudes toward TV too.

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Wizards and the web

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A new generation of Aussies are flocking to the web to create fearless, gut-busting comedy, and grabbing the attention of decision-makers and fans alike.

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Multiculturalism on TV

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Diversity shouldn’t be the central focus of a series, but simply exist within a moving, engaging and universal story, says Tony Ayres.

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Australian TV makes its mark

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As the cost and risk of creating home-grown TV increases, Screen Australia’s role in supporting locally-made series is more vital than ever.

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Loved 2015? Wait until 2016

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Australian film, TV and multiplatform soared to new heights in 2015 and we look back on the year that was, as well as casting our eyes to exciting times ahead....
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Doco explores family violence

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Call Me Dad. Photo by Ben King. A brave Australian filmmaker is tackling the issue of domestic violence from a different perspective in new ABC documentary Call Me Dad. By...
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Nurturing the next generation of screen directors

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Director Geoff Bennett (right) on set. Photo by Giovanni Lovisetto The Screen Australia/Australian Directors Guild Director’s Attachment Scheme is proving to be a valuable springboard for emerging directors, with an...
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Aussie geek’s anti-superhero flick

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It took a trip to geek mecca San Diego Comic-Con for Robert Mond to realise what his first feature needed to be.

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A modern-day Aussie rom-com: unINDIAN

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unINDIAN. Supplied by Screen Australia. Whether it’s welcoming Bollywood crews to Australia or casting fast-bowler Brett Lee as his leading man, director Anupam Sharma has always gotten a kick out...
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GRAPHIC SCENES: Mambo Australiano!

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Reg Mombassa with Wayne Golding, Scott Dettrick and Paul Clarke. Some ideas are so obvious that everyone jumps on board at hello. That was the case with Mambo: Art Irritates...
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Crime caper with a game changing campaign: Kill Me Three Times

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Simon Pegg stars in Kill Me Three Times. Photograph by David Dare Parker. Kill Me Three Times is an Aussie crime caper that harks back to Ozploitation and heralds a...
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Stage to screen: Australia’s theatre directors on turning to film

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Michael Caton stars in Last Cab to Darwin. Supplied by Screen Australia. While novels have been a longstanding staple of screen material, this year sees an unprecedented number of stage...
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Drawing Breath: Simon Baker on surfing, directing & returning home

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Simon Baker at the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sporting a dishevelled look of longer hair and a beard that sent his legion of admirers...
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Man about town: Patrick Brammall

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Patrick Brammall in Glitch. Supplied by Screen Australia. He is, without a doubt, having his moment: Patrick Brammall, 37 is on our big and small screens this month with both...
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Capturing songlines

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Preparation for the Tjawa Tjawa songline. Supplied by Screen Australia. You may not be aware, but across vast and remote parts of Australia, a film project has been underway for...
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Multicultural casting: Miranda Tapsell’s Logies speech triggers groundswell

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Miranda Tapsell accepts a Logie. Photo courtesy TV Week. Who knew a Logie acceptance speech could have such impact? When Miranda Tapsell accepted her two awards for Love Child with...
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Couture in a Country Town: Kate Winslet and The Dressmaker

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Judy Davis, Sarah Snook and Kate Winslet star in The Dressmaker. Supplied by Universal. The art of the seamstress requires perfectionism and patience. Qualities also required in a film producer....
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Australia’s world class talent

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A few famous friends on living in the lucky country, and Australia as a hotbed of world class film talent. Want to find out more about the producer offset? Visit...