A few days ago, I went to set up a Letterboxd page for Wolf Creek Legacy. Except, someone had already done it. At first, I assumed it had come through
For a long time, documentaries sat just outside the main game. They were respected, occasionally celebrated, but rarely treated as central to how the industry built value. Scripted projects carried
At the close of 2025, Screen Australia reported a record headline: $2.7 billion in drama production spend, up 43%. On paper, it looked like a boom year. The kind of
Creators are starting to decide what gets made. Not entirely. Not in every case. But often enough that it’s changing how projects get financed, packaged and picked up. For a
For decades, the film industry has operated around a single moment. The greenlight. A script is developed. Talent is attached. A package is built. Then it goes into a room
Debut writer/director Mick Connolly went out on his own with his feature comedy Hands Up Who’d Like a Hug?, shooting for next-to-nothing on an iPhone 13 with a minimal crew
Why standalone films are becoming structurally fragile
For most of the modern film era, the financing logic was straightforward. Write the script. Attach a director. Package cast. Raise the money. The audience came later. Distributors would position
Building films that last beyond opening weekend
Most producers talk about marketing as if it begins once the film is locked. It doesn’t. By the time you’re cutting a trailer, you’re no longer shaping demand. You’re trying