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Jennifer Kent: Refocusing on the feminine in The Nightingale

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A front runner for the highly-coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Australian writer-director Jennifer Kent is living the …

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Mother, actor, producer Danielle Cormack is looking at the world with fresh eyes, and loves seeing and facilitating better opportunities for women.

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Rachel Perkins: FIERCE, Deadly, and casting her vote this Oscars

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Director Catherine Scott on why Backtrack Boys shows it’s possible to break the cycle of toxic masculinity

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The Breaker Upperers’ Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami on smashing funny bones and stereotypes

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“There’s absolutely no excuse for not telling women’s stories”: Australian producer Sue Maslin shares her wisdom

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Rachel Ward: “You’ve got to be fierce!”

Painfully real and authentically female: acclaimed comedy The Letdown returns for round two

Jennifer Kent: Refocusing on the feminine in The Nightingale

Barefoot and powerful: Danielle Cormack fuses motherhood and political intrigue in new series

Rachel Perkins: FIERCE, Deadly, and casting her vote this Oscars

Men play a part: Bruce Beresford and Sue Milliken’s Ladies In Black showcases the role men can play in telling women’s stories

Noni Hazlehurst says there’s no stopping forward momentum

‘It’s why is has to be 50:50’ Marta Dusseldorp on telling women’s stories

‘It’s always about the emotional journey’: Director Kate Woods on powerful new drama Fighting Season

“The real superheroes”: Hannah and Eliza Reilly put the spotlight on history’s legends in Sheilas

Director Catherine Scott on why Backtrack Boys shows it’s possible to break the cycle of toxic masculinity

Welcome to The FIERCE!

Confronting demons: How documentary Ghosthunter helped heal stories of family violence and abuse

The Breaker Upperers’ Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami on smashing funny bones and stereotypes

“There’s absolutely no excuse for not telling women’s stories”: Australian producer Sue Maslin shares her wisdom

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