'When arts power couple Marta Dusseldorp and Ben Winspear started Archipelago Productions last year a global pandemic was not among the potential hurdles they considered.'
'While we're not exactly sure when and how this pandemic will end, things are slowly beginning to return to a semblance of normalcy in Australia.'
'In early June, American reality TV show Cops was cancelled after 32 seasons. Live PD, a similar show, has since been canned.'
'Australia's arts sector will get access to $250 million worth of grants and loans under a COVID-19 recovery package unveiled by the Federal Government.'
'Sydney 2050: Circular Quay has been overrun by mud-encrusted ibises, the city's skyscrapers are mostly underwater, ferries rot in the harbour, and the Sydney Opera House's iconic sails are tipped sideways.' (Introduction)
'There's a pivotal, and chilling, moment in The Assistant — the acclaimed new movie by Australian filmmaker Kitty Green — in which Jane (Julia Garner, Ozark), the entry-level underling of a New York studio mogul, visits the company's human resources director, concerned that a young female colleague has become the latest victim of her predatory boss.' (Introduction)
