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Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen: after some misfires we finally have the first good Bluey video game

The new Bluey game is the first made in Australia, the first to involve creator Joe Brumm and the first to respect the kids playing it

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New streaming quotas are being floated but data shows Australian kids’ TV has already been decimated

Just 35 hours of children’s TV content were produced in the 2023-24 financial year, an all-time low according to Screen Australia data

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Australian film producers and experts call Trump tariff proposal ‘bizarre’ and impossible to enforce

US president threatens levy on all foreign-made films, but experts point out that the industry is global and Australia is intertwined with Hollywood

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Screen Australia Ramping Up To Fund 26 New Aussie-Made Games

In an exciting move for many Australian gamers, Screen Australia has committed AUD $1.4 million to fund 26 new Australian-made video games.

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I’m breaking free from watching TV on my laptop in bed. I’m going back to the big screen

I have screamed in unison with hundreds of people and been moved by beautiful cinematography in a way that is so easy to miss on a small screen

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This seriously intense dark thriller is streaming for free on Prime Video — and it’s 95% on Rotten Tomatoes

"Lake Mungo" is one of the most intense and haunting horror-thrillers ever made, and it's now available to stream for free on Prime Video.

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Australia’s drama dilemma: how taxpayers foot the bill for content that ends up locked behind paywalls

Headlines about Screen Australia’s latest annual Drama Report have highlighted one particular figure: a 29% drop in total industry expenditure compared to the year before.

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Investment in film and TV made in Australia plummets by almost 30%, report finds

Global streaming platforms biggest investors but Stan contributed the most locally produced titles

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Agency representing comedians including Aaron Chen goes under, leaving clients out of pocket

Comedians go public over money owed by Junkyard Artist Management, which they say has gone to ground

The Guardian - AU

Aussie Comedy Management Company The Junkyard Reportedly Goes Into Administration

Australian comedians who were represented by The Junkyard have been left reeling by the news.

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Musk’s Starlink Takes X Offline & New Minecraft Trailer Scares Us: Tech & Gaming News This Week

More updates on Elon Musk's ongoing legal battle with Brazil and we've been blessed (cursed?) with our first look at the new Minecraft movie.

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Rachel Perkins Appointed Chair Of AFTRS Council For Three Years

Rachel Perkins appointed AFTRS chair, Miraj Cinemas to install Imax in India, Screen Australia's First Nations Creators Program opens for applicants.

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High drama as Australian scripted shows break record

Australia's screen industry has notched a record number of scripted productions and the second-highest annual spend in the last financial year.

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Streaming giants cut spending on Australian dramas by $47m ahead of incoming local content rules

Companies like Netflix, Disney+, Binge and Stan still spent more on Australian content than free-to-air broadcasters

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Film camera departments operate on a system of who you know, so what happens when you're not a member of the in-group?

Concerns about power imbalances and toxic working environments in the film and TV industries long pre-date the emergence of #metoo as a global rallying cry against sexual assault and harassment on set.

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Australia is spending millions to lure Hollywood productions. But is it worth it?

The Albanese government will double the rebates offered to US studios. But these films don’t tell Australian stories, and they may be making it harder for the local industry to compete

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Foxtel’s new thriller series set in the heart of Victoria’s Man from Snowy River country

Leah Purcell and Aaron Pederson star in latest local production, High Country, set in heart of Man from Snowy River territory

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Diversity on Australian TV is improving but industry figures are not yet giving themselves a 'gold star'

A report from Screen Australia shows diversity in Australian television has improved over the last five years, but TV shows do not yet fully reflect Australia's population.

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Screen Australia study finds more First Nations characters but one in four TV shows have all Anglo-Celtic casts

There is a lot of work still to be done to reflect Australia’s population on television screens, diversity report says

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Renee Gracie documentary in the works

Australian streaming service Stan has announced that it has commissioned Revealed: Renee Gracie, a documentary centred on the former driver's plans to return to Mount Panorama.

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Zac Efron, Ryan Gosling among Hollywood actors to boost local film industry

Zac Efron touched down in Melbourne this week, where he'll spend the next two months filming action-comedy Ricky Stanicky.

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Elvis and Mystery Road: Origin are big winners at AACTA Awards 2022

Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic and ABC TV swept the Australian screen awards, while Netflix’s wins for Heartbreak High reboot capped a strong showing for the streaming giant.

AAP

Record $2.29b spent on Australian dramas

A record $2.29 billion was spent on Aussie productions in 2021/22, but while some areas are doing better than ever, others aren't back to pre-pandemic levels.

The Guardian - AU

Streaming services outspend free-to-air TV on making Australian drama for first time

The $446m budget for dramas on subscription services is now more than double the $208m spent on free to air programs

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Surprise batch of new TV and films as local entertainment industry gets major funding boost

Screen Australia has announced four feature films, three television dramas and two children’s projects that will share in $12 million of production funding

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