SBS will seek to drive its point of difference as a public broadcaster to audiences in the coming year, with director of television Kathryn Fink encouraging prospective collaborators to be “bold and ambitious” in their ideas.
With the Federal Government committed to introducing content obligations no later than July, the coming year is shaping up to be a gamechanger for streaming services in Australia.
A quick round of questions with Jillian Nguyen, who's recently appeared in ‘One Night’, ‘The Clearing’, ‘Shayda’, and ‘Barons’, led the voice cast of ‘Scarygirl’, and is in the upcoming ‘White Fever’.
Adapting to increasingly fragmented audiences is one of the most pressing issues for Australia’s free-to-air broadcasters, as the country’s ratings system begins a new era.
After 'The Dry' made more than $20 million in 2021, it was perhaps inevitable the creative team would look to adapt the next book in Jane Harper’s Aaron Falk series, 'Force of Nature', for the big screen. Writer, director and producer Robert Connolly talks to IF about the follow up – and hints there may be a third film yet.
There's a distinctly Antipodean bent to this year's IFFR, from the work of managing director Clare Stewart and selection committee member Michelle Carey, through to last week's opening night film 'Head South', and other selections such as 'Flathead' and 'Paragon'.
Free TV CEO Bridget Fair has identified free and easy access to free local services on connected TVs and updates to anti-siphoning legislation as the two most pressing issues for commercial broadcasting in 2024, calling on the government to implement a modernised regulatory framework that allows broadcasters to compete with "cashed up streaming services".
NIDA senior counsellor Kareena Hodgson has set herself a goal: That NIDA alumni become known in the industry for their resilience and capacity to take care of their mental health.