Children’s television has often been a place to push the boundaries of diverse representations onscreen. In particular, Australian children’s TV has been a global leader in screen diversity, including gender and queer representation, write Swinburne's Damien O'Meara and Liam Burke.
Actor and former 'Play School' presenter John Hamblin has died aged 87.
Last year's Natalie Miller Fellow Bridgette Graham is establishing her own Path to Audience, launching a new marketing consultancy in Melbourne.
The box office had a much-needed refresh last weekend by way of Julia Roberts and George Clooney rom-com 'Ticket to Paradise' and 'DC League of Super-Pets', and to a lesser extent, 'Moonage Daydream' and 'Bodies Bodies Bodies'.
South Australia's Mercury CX reports it will close in the next three months unless it secures $700,000 worth of funding via government or philanthropic means.
Decorated cinematographer Jim Frazier has died aged 81 following a short illness.
Jub Clerc's debut feature 'Sweet As' has become the first Australian winner of the Toronto International Film Festival's Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) Award for best Asian feature film.
Both Amazon and Netflix have welcomed the prospect of consulting with the Federal Government on a formal investment obligation in their National Cultural Policy submissions, but called for a "broad and flexible" definition of Australian content.