Greg Bright launched several screen and business publications. Film journalist Sandy George gave a eulogy at his funeral.
Sustainable Screens Australia has provided a progress report that indicates producers will soon be able to use the UK-developed, BAFTA-owned albert emissions calculator and toolkit to lessen the negative impact of production on the environment.
Australian film and television is delivering less local cultural value to audiences, authentic dramas are fewer, and much of it now feels a lot less Australian – even unrecognisable as made in this country, according to veteran screen journalist Sandy George. In this extract from her New Platform Paper, she argues Screen Australia must proactively cultivate film and television that is Australian in look and feel.
Film executive, distributor and marketing whizz Jane Alsobrook died this week at her home in Sedona, Arizona, aged 78.
Just because a documentary is feature-length doesn’t mean it deserves a spot in cinemas. Sandy George hunted down four projects that will almost certainly be seen on the big screen and quizzed the filmmakers on what makes them theatrical.
Australian companies created some of the special effects on three of the most highly anticipated blockbusters of 2012.
Home and Away is made at a cracking pace but still
delivers one of the biggest drama audiences in Australia.
Storm Surfers 3D has quickly become one of the most successful Australian feature documentaries of all time