No matter what you might think about the Oscars' relevance or significance, there's a statistic which one simply can't ignore. Over the Academy Awards' 81-year history, no woman has ever won Best Director. None. Another shocking statistic, only 3...

Social media and the new online landscape are changing the way screen content is marketed and word is spread. There's an obvious opportunity for independent filmmakers and small distributors, since these platforms are more affordable, by and large,...

I'm extremely lucky to be attending REVEALING THE ARTS, a conference which unfolds today and tomorrow in Sydney, and whose tagline, "creative conversations and solutions for the digital era," sounds very promising indeed. Presented by the Australia...

By the time Paranormal Activity comes to Australia, where I'm based, it is not just "the sleeper hit of the year", it's "the marketing story of the year" (at least in the US). Much has been written about the film's production-budget-to-box-office...

A Twitter conversation (if making lists can be called a conversation) about our favourite Aussie films of the 00's has got me thinking... and since I tend to think in lists, I've come up with one of my own. I've seen 135 Australian features made this...