The cinema is repeatedly held to be dead or dying. Evidence to support these claims is practically non-existent.
The 2016 AACTA nominations were announced last week to the usual gamut of responses ranging from delight to disappointment and dismay. This year the absence of women nominees in a number of categories has been especially singled out for attention.
Average cinema ticket prices in Australia have risen by more than 22 per cent since 2009 to a 30-year high while attendances have fallen by about 14 per cent in the past 10 years.
Judging Australian films' success or failure by their local B.O. results is unfair and misleading, according to several academics who have devised a new formula for measuring the global impact of individual titles.