The Australian Cinematographers Society’s A Wider Lens report, which examines career pathways into cinematography, and the workplace and recruitment experiences of camera professionals, paints a picture of inequality, discrimination and a lack of diversity. It recommends an "industrial scale" effort to address a toxic work culture, finding many workplace conditions, as well as commonplace bullying, harassment and discrimination, are resulting in significant mental health consequences, to the point of threatening the industry's long-term sustainability and growth.
Arts Minister Tony Burke hopes to answer the question of how best to regulate streaming services before the end of this year as he ramps up consultation on the government's National Cultural Policy.
Screen Australia has revealed the first round games to be supported via the Games: Expansion Pack fund, with 31 titles to share $4 million.
Visual artist Del Kathryn Barton's feature debut 'Blaze', which combines live-action, puppetry and animation, centres on a teenager who processes her trauma by ascending into a fantasy world.
Southern Pictures has promoted Georgia Woodward to general manager following a 12-month placement as a development producer via Screen Australia's Enterprise People program.
Travis Fimmel has returned to Australia to star in Stan's mystery series 'Black Snow', currently in production in North Queensland.
Rachel Griffiths returns to the ABC to present another art series, 'Great Southern Landscapes', set to premiere August 9 at 8.00pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.