We Interrupt This Broadcast

We Interrupt This Broadcast

Your weekly pulse of the Australian screen industry, We Interrupt This Broadcast brings you deep-dive interviews, monthly news round-ups, and practical advice for anyone building a career or project in film and TV. New episodes every Tuesday morning. Hosted by Kirsty Stark, Loani Arman, Robbie Miles & Aven Yap. Join the conversation at weinterruptthisbroadcast.com.au. Explore past episodes, search our guests' big ideas to shape the industry's future, and sign up for our newsletter for links and bonus content in your inbox each week.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    055: April 2026 News Round-Up: Screen Forever Wrap-Up, Women in Screen AI Workshop & More...

    Have your own thoughts to share about this episode, Screen Forever, or anything else happening in the industry? Join Loani, Aven, Robbie and Kirsty this Thursday 7th May at 8:30pm for our first ever Instagram Live: https://www.instagram.com/weinterruptpodcast --- Screen Forever turned 40 on the Gold Coast last week, and there’s a lot to unpack! Kirsty and Loani reflect on the big conversations coming out of Screen Forever, from funding pressures and private investment to the risks of Australia becoming a service economy. They also dive into the growing conversations around AI in the sector, and what it means for authorship, voice and the future workforce. Plus feature film distribution challenges, major inbound productions shooting now, and why the National Cultural Policy consultation is a crucial moment for the industry. --- Links mentioned in this episode: AACTA Proof Recipients: https://www.aacta.org/our-news/media-room/aacta-and-gold-coast-film-festival-announce-the-three-proof-finalists Screen Australia funds 91 Narrative Projects: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-australia-announces-narrative-content-funding-for-91-projects-including-four-short-films-paired-with-industry-mentors/ Australia’s National Cultural Policy - Have Your Say (Closes May 24, 2026) https://www.arts.gov.au/have-your-say/new-national-cultural-policy Deep Dive: Right-Sizing Your Screen Production Business (Ep 051) https://www.weinterruptthisbroadcast.com.au/episodes?grid1-dialog=recGSZhWj4oxIhvrZ Deep Dive: Why Nobody Saw Your Film at the Cinema (Ep 054) https://www.weinterruptthisbroadcast.com.au/episodes?grid1-dialog=recGSZhWj4oxIhvrZ Deep Dive: Inventing a New Financing Model for Indie Features (Ep 034) https://www.weinterruptthisbroadcast.com.au/episodes?grid1-dialog=rec9998Xpoi4tYfyW Production Infrastructure and Capacity Analysis (PICA) report: https://www.o-spi.com/projects/production-infrastructure-and-capacity-analysis-pica-for-australias-screen-production-sector --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple or give us 5 stars on Spotify to help us spread the word. This episode of We Interrupt This Broadcast was hosted by Kirsty Stark and Loani Arman. Join the conversation about Episode 55 on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, or submit your own Big Idea to shape the industry at ⁠⁠⁠http://weinterruptthisbroadcast.com.au⁠⁠⁠. --- Have industry news, upcoming events or productions to share? Want to sponsor the podcast? Let us know at weinterruptpod@gmail.com

    30 min

  2. 27 APR

    054: Deep Dive with Kate Separovich: Why Nobody Saw Your Film at the Cinema

    ** We’re postponing our regular monthly wrap-up episode to next week so that we can cover all of the conversations and discussion from Screen Forever. If you’ll be with us on the Gold Coast, make sure you say hello! ** In this episode, Aven Yap chats to Kate Separovich, Producer at Lake Martin Films and creator of the Australia in Cinemas newsletter that dives into Australian box office numbers and the current situation for Australian films in Australian cinemas. (If you haven’t already subscribed, it’s a must read!) https://australiaincinemas.substack.com Kate has just produced and released Proclivitas, written and directed by Miley Tunnecliffe, and shares some of her experience releasing the film, as well as what actually needs to change if we want Australian films to thrive in Australian cinemas. With the National Cultural Policy Review coming up, this conversation couldn’t be more timely. --- Listen to hear Kate discuss: Why box office data is important for producersUnderstanding audience engagementCinemas as cultural infrastructure and their role in supporting Australian filmsFrance’s model for supporting local filmsWhy awareness, availability and habit all matter when ensuring Australian films get seen in cinemasThe upcoming National Cultural Policy review and why it’s importantInsights from producing ProclivitasWhat you can do to support Australian filmsListen to Episode 53 on Spotify, YouTube or Apple Podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave a rating or review to help us reach more listeners for We Interrupt This Broadcast. Make your own submission to the new National Cultural Policy: https://www.arts.gov.au/have-your-say/new-national-cultural-policy Follow Kate and her work: Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateseparovich Lake Martin Films: https://lakemartinfilms.com Australia in Cinemas newsletter: https://australiaincinemas.substack.com Proclivitas trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtgkX5oHCVI This Deep Dive interview is hosted and edited by Aven Yap. https://www.linkedin.com/in/avenyap If you’re enjoying the podcast, please leave a rating on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and we’d love you to forward this episode to a friend! Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/weinterruptpodcast YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@weinterruptpodcast⁩  LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/company/weinterruptpodcast Don’t forget to subscribe & get weekly episodes in your inbox.

    28 min

  3. 20 APR

    053: Deep Dive with Katrina Irawati Graham: Who Gets to be Safe in our Industry?

    In this episode, Loani Arman speaks with Katrina Irawati Graham, co-director of the Stan series Bali 2002, about cultural safety in the screen industry - what it looks like in practice, and who is safe. They explore how cultural safety is shaped by systems of racism and power embedded in screen production, why racial literacy is necessary to recognise harm, and how harm is dangerously normalised in everyday industry practice. They also examine what it would take to move towards genuine cultural safety as a human right for all, grounded in collective responsibility, accountability, and care across the screen production pipeline. Listen to hear Katrina discuss: Cultural safety as a human rightThe impact of cultural safety on productionsWhy racial literacy is importantWhy cultural safety is a shared responsibility, and what you can doImplementing Cultural Safety Plans If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave a rating or review to help us reach more listeners for We Interrupt This Broadcast. Further information after listening to the episode: Dear White Screen Industry: https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/opinions-analysis/dear-white-screen-industry-261832-1429042/ Birthing and Justice with Dr Ruth De Souza: https://www.ruthdesouza.com/podcast/ Deb Verhoeven’s Australian film industry producer networks diagram https://debverhoeven.com/women-arent-the-problem-in-the-film-industry-men-are Suara Indonesia Dance: https://suara.dance Diversity in Australian Media Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/14c8LNNKYXU/ Follow Katrina and her work: Katrina on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrina-irawati-graham-2299122/ Katrina’s Biography: https://www.bmegonline.com/screenwriters/katrina-iriwati-graham Watch Bali 2002 on Stan https://www.stan.com.au/watch/bali-2002 This Deep Dive interview is hosted and edited by Loani Arman. If you’re enjoying the podcast, please leave a rating on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and we’d love you to forward this episode to a friend! Follow us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠

    42 min

  4. 13 APR

    052: Deep Dive with Karina Libbey: Make Films for People, Not Festivals

    In this episode, Robbie chats to Karina Libbey, screen culture specialist and festival director of the Capital Film Festival about what festival curation and audience engagement looks like from a programmer's perspective. They discuss what filmmakers may not know about how to engage with festivals, how a festival entry should read like a resume for your film, and the more you know about your audience the easier it is to program and market your film. Listen to hear Karina discuss: Audience-first programming as a guiding philosophyDefining, building, and challenging a festival audienceProgramming as curation, not just selectionThe role of trust in shaping audience behaviourWhy great films don’t always make the programWhy filmmakers must know who their film is for (and who it isn’t for)The unique power of shared cinema experiences If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave a rating or review to help us reach more listeners for We Interrupt This Broadcast. Follow Karina and her work: https://www.karinalibbey.com.au This Deep Dive interview is hosted and edited by Robbie Miles. If you’re enjoying the podcast, please leave a rating or review, and we’d love you to forward this episode to a friend! Follow us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠

    41 min

  5. 6 APR

    051: Deep Dive with David Court: Right-Sizing Your Screen Production Business

    In this episode, Kirsty chats to David Court, founder of Compton School, about how to right-size your screen business in the current Australian production landscape. They discuss why it’s important to take a step back and consider the way your business is structured, and the advantages and disadvantages of ‘going big’ vs. ‘going small.’ Listen to hear David discuss: Industry shifts, and where we currently sit in the market cycle Guiding principles for producers when considering the size of your company Small vs. large business models Creating engagement in the marketplace The importance of momentum in getting your projects financed Financing challenges in the industry Exploring the value of your intellectual property The need for private capital in production Listen to Episode 51 on Spotify, YouTube or Apple Podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave a rating or review to help us reach more listeners for We Interrupt This Broadcast. Follow David and his work: Compton School: https://compton.school David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-court-058965/ Episode 23 of We Interrupt This Broadcast: Mentoring Can Change the Shape of our Industry, with David Court and Julie Eckersley: https://www.weinterruptthisbroadcast.com.au/episodes?grid1-dialog=recGSZhWj4oxIhvrZ This Deep Dive interview is hosted and edited by Kirsty Stark. If you’re enjoying the podcast, please leave a rating on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and we’d love you to forward this episode to a friend! Follow us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠

    43 min

  6. 30 MAR

    050: March 2026 News Round-Up: AI Actors, Film Authorship, AIDC, the Oscars & More...

    We’re already at the end of March, and there’s lots to talk about this month! Robbie Miles and Loani Arman round up all of your Australian - and global! - screen industry news, from actors being resurrected with AI, to legal cases around credits and authorship, to Australian success stories at the Oscars, AIDC, Tropfest and more. Plus: all of your March screen industry news, opportunities and opinions from around the country... Subscribe and get every episode of We Interrupt This Broadcast in your inbox. ⁠Subscribe now 00:00 What we’ve been up to this month 01:32 Vale Rhoda Roberts 01:58 Val Kilmer resurrected in AI (article) 02:20 The importance of credits in film 02:47 Audience trust and AI in storytelling 04:26 The future of acting and AI (article) 08:12 The impact of industry consolidation 09:54 Celebrating Australian filmmakers 10:50 Industry movements and appointments 13:12 Grants and opportunities 15:43 What have we been watching? 17:29 What’s in production around the country 22:12 Wrap-up & what’s coming up this month If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple or give us 5 stars on Spotify to help us spread the word. This episode of We Interrupt This Broadcast was hosted by Robbie Miles and Loani Arman. Join the conversation about Episode 50 on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, or submit your own Big Idea to shape the industry at ⁠⁠http://weinterruptthisbroadcast.com.au⁠⁠. Have industry news, upcoming events or productions to share? Want to sponsor the podcast? Let us know at weinterruptpod@gmail.com

    24 min

  7. 23 MAR

    049: Deep Dive with Pauline Chan: The Business Case for Microdramas

    In this episode, Aven chats to Pauline Chan, an award-winning director, writer, and producer with a storied career spanning art-house cinema and international productions, featuring talent such as Jackie Chan, Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett. She famously made history by mounting the first two Australia-China official treaty co-productions, and over the past two years has been actively producing vertical series with titles including Divorced to be the Top Heiress for ShortMax and Alpha King, Your Pregnant Luna Escaped for NetShort. Aven and Pauline discuss the business model and production structure Pauline uses on these series, how they fit into her production company’s overall remit, and the ways they might be filling a gap in talent development, providing opportunities for emerging crew. Listen to hear Pauline discuss: How much audiences are paying to subscribe to a microdrama Why the market for microdramas can be lucrative compared to film or television The structure Pauline’s team puts in place for production and post, to make lower budgets work on their vertical series How vertical series can support emerging talent Why it makes sense to produce microdramas in Australia Building cliffhangers into each 1-3 minute episode The difference between producing microdramas and working in production servicing Pauline’s Big Idea to shape the future of the industry Listen to Episode 49 on Spotify, YouTube or Apple Podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave a rating or review to help us reach more listeners for We Interrupt This Broadcast. Follow Pauline and her work: Pauline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauline-chan-b041b540 Pauline on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1298625 Roaring Pictures: https://roaringpictures.com.au Roaring Pictures Productions: https://roaringpictures.com.au/#productions This Deep Dive interview is hosted by Aven Yap and edited by Aven and Kirsty Stark. If you’re enjoying the podcast, please leave a rating on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and we’d love you to forward this episode to a friend! Follow us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, YouTube or LinkedIn. Don’t forget to subscribe & get weekly episodes in your inbox.

    38 min

  8. 16 MAR

    048: Deep Dive with Hannah Diviney: Advocacy Through Storytelling and Visibility

    In this episode, Loani chats to Hannah Diviney, an author, screenwriter, actor, disability advocate, and media personality who isn’t afraid to call out big names and big systems. Hannah gained international attention for a 2020 petition demanding Disney create its first princess with a disability AND for calling out ableist lyrics in songs by Lizzo and Beyonce - which saw each artist change their lyrics. Her debut essay collection, I’ll Let Myself In, was published in 2023, and she was named Advocate of the Year at Marie Claire Australia’s 2023 Women of the Year Awards. Loani and Hannah chat about how Hannah made Australian TV history as the first disabled person to appear in a sex scene in the SBS Digital Original series Latecomers, and how she’s developing her own screen projects that put romance and representation front and centre. Listen to hear Hannah discuss: The importance of representing disabled characters as full humans on screen How her advocacy and storytelling are intertwined Petitioning Disney, and calling out Lizzo and Beyonce for their ableist lyrics Jacob Elordi calling her beautiful Disabled representation and desirability in romance How the industry (and you!) can support and advocate for more unheard stories Her big idea to shape the industry Follow Hannah and her work: Hannah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahthewildflower Hannah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-diviney-464239a4 Hannah’s published essay collection, I’ll Let Myself In: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Hannah-Diviney-I’ll-Let-Myself-In-9781761069710 Jacob Elordi told me I looked beautiful?! https://www.instagram.com/p/DUtp4qBk9NR Latecomers on SBS on Demand: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/latecomers Audrey trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgMNlAC6Gjw This Deep Dive interview is hosted by Loani Arman and edited by Kirsty Stark. If you’re enjoying the podcast, please leave a rating on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and we’d love you to forward this episode to a friend! Search all past episodes and read our guests' big ideas to shape the future of the screen industry at https://weinterruptthisbroadcast.com.au Follow us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weinterruptpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://www.linkedin.com/company/weinterruptpodcast Don’t forget to subscribe & get weekly episodes in your inbox: https://weinterruptthisbroadcast.substack.com

    41 min
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Your weekly pulse of the Australian screen industry, We Interrupt This Broadcast brings you deep-dive interviews, monthly news round-ups, and practical advice for anyone building a career or project in film and TV. New episodes every Tuesday morning. Hosted by Kirsty Stark, Loani Arman, Robbie Miles & Aven Yap. Join the conversation at weinterruptthisbroadcast.com.au. Explore past episodes, search our guests' big ideas to shape the industry's future, and sign up for our newsletter for links and bonus content in your inbox each week.

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