Got a manuscript you’re ready to share with the world and keen to self-publish? There are a lot of options out there these days, but it’s hard to know where...
Previously Deckie Ops Manager, James Parker was appointed General Manager after his predecessor Alice left to travel the world. We caught up with him for a chat. Was GM a...
Mover over Mick Dundee – the Top End has a new image. By Tamara Howie Top End Wedding hits the silver screen this month. Co-writer and star, Larrakia/Tiwi woman Miranda...
The relationship between music and memory was the inspiration for filmmaker Jane Hampson's short film Sunset. Sunset follows the story of Ingrid, an 89-year-old who is abandoned on her birthday...
A showcase of Australia’s best short films will also be cracking some jokes this year, with Flickerfest set to include a special comedy line-up for the first time. By Kylie...
Welcome to my column where each month I’ll take a book from the shelf to share. By Kate Rendell With the push to re-establish an NT literary journal of ‘our...
Get those fingers tapping - entries for the NT Literary Awards are open until the end of April. By Tamara Howie The annual competition is a great excuse to knuckle...
Creating a cinema in remote areas is no easy feat - but doing so gives those living out bush an experience that city-dwellers often take for granted. The NT Travelling...
Chasing your dream doesn't always go to plan, but sometimes it will set you on a different course. By Tamara Howie Writer and director Heath Davis wrote the film Book...
It’s back! The Deckchair Cinema has dusted off the chairs and worded-up the possums to prepare for an influx of movie lovers. The season kicks off a week earlier than...
Welcome to my column where each month I’ll take a book from the shelf to share. By Kate Rendell I’ve arrived late to Min Jin Lee’s epic novel Pachinko, which...
Flix in the Wet has kept film-lovers happy throughout the never-ending build up this Wet season. The move to BCC Cinemas in Casuarina, after the city cinema’s closure, hasn’t deterred...
Lovin' local. Gathering Sticks Margaret Heffernan with Frances Coughlan and Gerard Waterford A life in transition from traditional culture to a very different world, this new release from IAD Press...
Reviews for readers. by Kate Rendell Welcome to my column where each month I’ll take a book from the shelf to share. The cover image of Kristina Olsson’s Shell depicts...
Writer Natalie Sprite has spent the last year on a tiny island off the coast of Queensland, building her home. It’s been an interesting journey for the acclaimed author, who...
With the Deckchair Cinema closing its doors for the Wet season, Flix in the Wet is set to keep film buffs dry and happy in its new home at BCC...
If Darwin Festival's opening night show, Buried Country, piqued your interest in Aboriginal country music, then the next instalment of Curator’s Cut is for you. The double-bill will feature Country...
A film screening to complement Mulkun Wirrpanda and John Wolseley’s exhibition, Midawarr/Harvest, delves deeper into the two iconic artists’ creative processes and inspiration from food plants in East Arnhem Land...
As the humidity rises and the clouds move in, the end of the Dry also spells the wind-up of the Deckchair Cinema for another year. By Tamara Howie This year...
The Deckchair Cinema is trying something new – an on demand screening of China Love – a hit film at the 2018 Darwin International Film Festival. By Tamara Howie General...