A New Kind of Drama

A New Kind of Drama

Choosing the format of a web series means being able to write the story that you want to tell. That’s why when we say that these are drama series, that has a somewhat loose meaning. We look at four Official Selections series all nominated for Best Drama: Jade of Death...
The Many Faces of Animation

The Many Faces of Animation

Animation is such a varied medium that comparing any two series can be a difficult. As such, we’ve decided to write an article about four of them. For Melbourne WebFest this year, the four animations featured in the Official Selections each have their own tone,...
A Whole New World Under the SPOTLIGHT

A Whole New World Under the SPOTLIGHT

Spotlight series are those that were made for under a budget of $50,000. This may sound like a lot, but the budget for Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, is estimated to have been between the $316-400 million mark. This is, of course, an extreme example; but several of...
A curator’s perspective: meet Juror Heather Gill

A curator’s perspective: meet Juror Heather Gill

Heather Gill is the curator of short films, web series, and home movies at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) and a member of the Melbourne WebFest 2018 jury. Heather has been working for the NFSA for the last eight years, though she has had an...