Audiences have embraced the Australian film Clubland. The film reached $1 million at the box office over the weekend, after just two and a half weeks in limited release, despite heavyweight box office competition from blockbusters such as Transformers, Shrek

Academy Award nominated director Bruce Beresford is set to direct the screen adaptation of Li Cunxin's best-selling memoir Mao's Last Dancer. Producer Jane Scott (Shine, Head On, Love's Brother), teams again with writer Jan Sardi, who was nominated for an

SPAA has confirmed that Wayne Garvie, Director of Content & Production at BBC Worldwide will be a key international speaker at the annual Conference being held 13 to 16 November at the Sheraton Mirage Resort on Queensland's Gold Coast. He

State Plan Priority E8: More people participating in the arts and cultural activity Minister for the Arts Frank Sartor today announced one of Australia's leading screen industry events - the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) Fringe - will return

Film Australia today announced the continuation of the Zero Fee Licensing (ZFL) initiative, following it's success since being launched in July 2006. The initiative is a part of Film Australia's ongoing commitment to increasing production opportunities for the Australian documentary

Director Daniel Giambruno's latest short The New Life has won the Jury's award at the inaugural edition of Cryptfest, a fantasy/horror film festival in Catalunya, Spain. The prize consists of a trophy and 666 euros. Triggered by Dante Alighieri's Vita

Movie Network Channels and AFI have cemented a deal which names MNC an Official Media and Exclusive Subscription TV Partner of: the AFI Australian Screenings; AFI Nominations Announcement; and the AFI Awards for 2007 - 2009 inclusive. This is a

The world's leading authorities on Digital Worlds will converge on Melbourne for the X|Media|Lab 'Digital Worlds: Social, Virtual, Mobile' event to be held at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Friday 10 August - Sunday 12 August. [more...]

On 12 July 2007, police raided two business premises in separate operations in Sydney and Melbourne. The operations netted over 19,000 suspected pirated DVDs with an estimated street value in excess of $180,000. [more...]

A focus on independent filmmaking will put local filmmakers in the spotlight at this year's Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF). Launching the festival today, Arts Minister Rod Welford, said more than 100 films would be screened this year, with the

Respected film critic David Stratton was today announced as the 2007 Chauvel Award recipient, at the launch of the 16th Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF). Arts Minister Rod Welford congratulated Mr Stratton for his dedication and commitment to the Australian

ABC TV's screening of The Great Global Warming Swindle documentary and the following interview and debate, touched a nerve with Australians with a quarter of last night's TV viewers tuning in. The documentary attracted 1.1 million viewers in the five

By Daniel Ziffer for The Age: Engaging football drama is coming to television and the stage, but without an AFL player in sight. Gold Logie award-winner John Wood next month begins a 10-month tour of the classic David Williamson play

By Sandy George for The Australian: Film director Richard Franklin, known for the thrillers Patrick and Roadgames, and more recently the compelling dramas Hotel Sorrento and Brilliant Lies, has died in Melbourne aged 58. The road movie Roadgames, starring Jamie

Fresh from her recent deal with Sony Pictures to produce her Barney the Terrier comedy series for mobile, writer/director/producer Anny Slater's new comedy Masterpeer Theatre has been selected to screen at the Academy Award qualifying Palm Springs International short film

From Taranaki Daily News / The Sydney Morning Herald: Hollywood heavyweight Russell Crowe will not star in the movie about New Zealand's greatest war hero, Charles Upham. Matt Walsh, chief executive of Taranaki-based film company Fat and Thin Productions, said

Top Australian producers and key international companies, including Paramount, Sundance, Seed and Becker, have confirmed their participation at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) inaugural international film financing forum 37 South: Bridging the Gap, MIFF announced today. [more...]

The last two weeks have bought a litany of good news for the filmmakers involved in the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund's 2007 slate of films. Following on from the announcement that Lucky Miles (dir Michael James Rowland) had won

With only two weeks remaining until the close of submissions to three of the key categories at the Inside Film Awards, it is time for filmmakers who wish to be considered for the The Atlab IF Award for Rising Talent,

By Wendy Frew for The Sydney Morning Herald: ABC TV came under renewed pressure today about its decision to air a misleading and scientifically flawed climate change documentary, with the Australian National University holding a forum to debunk the program.