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How developing a broad skillset can help you flourish as a filmmaker
Screenwriter/producer Benji Menday and director Tatjana Hamilton’s short film ‘Bottleneck’ owes much to the skills they gained at AFTRS.
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.
From cyclone tragedy to cultural celebration: Darwin Festival celebrates 45 years
In its 45th year, Darwin Festival commemorates the destruction wrought by 1974's Cyclone Tracy with the world premiere of a…
Prison really is a laughing matter for this stand-up comedian
Andrew Hamilton used stand-up comedy to rehabilitate himself after a stint in jail, and hopes to be able to do…
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Our weekly round-up of comings and goings in the Australian arts sector.
Fringe festival furore as state’s US$32 million arts budget vetoed
Fringe festivals have reacted with shock to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ vetoing all arts funding on the basis that some…
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
Our weekly round-up of Australian arts sector comings and goings.
Singapore Symphony Orchestra set for 2025 Australian debut
Praised as one of the best orchestras in the world, the SSO performs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in February…
Listening to the desert speak and answering with art, song, music and culture
September is the ideal time for cultural tourists to visit Central Australia, thanks to the annual Desert Festival and Desert…
On the move: latest arts sector appointments
An Australian heads to Ohio, swapping the AGSA for The University of Melbourne, and more arts comings and goings.