Create NSW & ABC partner to encourage half-hour Aussie TV drama development

Character-driven 30-minute TV drama with ‘heart and humour’ is the name of the game in a new $100,000 development partnership between Create NSW and ABC.

From Berlinale Talents to Flickerfest: Tony Radevski is literally on the rise with Pilè (Little Bird) and Risen

Tony Radevski's new film Pilè will be screening in competition at Flickerfest 2018 - topping off a huge year for Tony, who was selected for Berlinale Talents, an initiative of the Berlin Film Festival to develop Risen. Risen a deeply imaginative and gripping drama, has since received Screen Australia support, through the Hot Shots Plus initiative.

Eye on the prize: Alyssa McClelland brings the laughs to Flickerfest with her dark comedy Second Best

Alyssa McClelland is an Australian director and writer known for her award-winning television commercials, as well as the cult-hit web series One Step Closer To Home, short films Second Best and Tropfest finalist Nic and Shauna. We spoke to Alyssa about her new film Second Best, which will have it's World Premiere at Flickerfest 2018.

Yeoseop Yoon’s moving 16mm film Beginners has its World Premiere at Flickerfest 2018

Yeoseop Yoon was born in Korea and moved to Australia at the age of 16. His debut short, Beginners, will have its World Premiere at Flickerfest 2018 and explores a story based around basic human nature - with a unique understanding of the dissimilarities and likeness of people from both eastern and western cultures.

Behind the scenes of Making Muriel with documentary makers Nel Minchin and Ivan O'Mahoney

Leaving ABC iView this month: Making Muriel, gives audiences exclusive behind the scenes access as P.J. Hogan adapts his iconic film, Muriel's Wedding into a stage musical for Sydney Theatre Company, 23 years after the film was a surprise box office hit.

“I think it is so important to be an advocate for truth and real work in the industry”.

You probably know RJ Mitte who famously played Walter "Flynn" White Jr – a character with cerebral palsy who battles bullies, adversity and stereotypes on the AMC series Breaking Bad (2008–13). We caught up with him on the set of his new NSW production, Standing Up for Sunny.

Create NSW & ABC Arts announce the second Documentary Feature Fund film Double Happiness

Create NSW and ABC Arts have announced that Double Happiness, a fresh look at relations between Australia and China through the prism of love and marriage, is the second film to be commissioned through the Documentary Feature Fund.

#FlickerfestSoDiverse: Director Bronwyn Kidd reveals line-up for 2018 program

With the countdown to another year of diverse and exciting short films at Flickerfest, we caught up with Festival Director, Bronwyn Kidd, to find out what’s happening and what to expect in 2018.

AFTRS Summer Intensives

Want to up-skill or diversify your skill set over the holiday period? AFTRS has a wide range of 5-day Summer Intensive courses.