Rochelle Siemienowicz

Rochelle Siemienowicz is a Melbourne writer and editor. Her first book Fallen, a memoir was published in 2014 and her second, Double Happiness, a novel, in 2024. She has a PhD in Australian cinema and was previously a journalist at ScreenHub and ArtsHub. ou can find her on Instagram: @Rochelle_Rochelle or at Substack where she writes a fortnightly newsletter, The Fool and the Queen.

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Education & Student News

Why I studied ... Master of Contemporary Art at VCA

Visual artist Linda Studená wanted to 'break open' her practice with further study in the Master of Contemporary Art at…

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Features

Good Work: building a stronger arts ecosystem

How can we nurture and sustain a thriving Australian arts ecosystem? Four cultural leaders offered ideas at a recent forum…

Career Advice

7 podcasts to boost your creativity

Be inspired by these podcasts about the creative process, from Elizabeth Gilbert's 'Magic Lessons' to Seth Godin's 'Akimbo'.

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News

Back to Back’s ‘Shadow’ set for SXSW premiere

‘Shadow’, a film made collaboratively by people with disabilities, will have its world premiere at South by Southwest in March.

Cast of Heartbreak High on Netflix.
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Australian TV drama in 2022: most anticipated

From Heartbreak High on Netflix, to The Twelve on Foxtel, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart on Amazon, and Troppo…

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How to level-up your creative career

Compton School’s Graduate Certificate in Creative Business teaches screen creatives how to start or expand their creative enterprise.

Finlandia MQFF
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A joyful return to queer film

Celebrating stories in every colour, the 31st MQFF takes place 18 - 29 November in Melbourne cinemas and across Australia…

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Unfiltered Voices: VCA graduation films go online with MIFFplay

Resilience and resourcefulness epitomise the class of 2020 and now all of Australia can freely enjoy their films.

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Features

Sustainable productions and ABC drama ‘Fires’: a case study

Tanzy Owen talks about her work as sustainability consultant on Fires, and the free resources available to all productions wanting…

Anna Torv and Robert Taylor in The Newsreader, written by Micahel Lucas
Features

The Newsreader – Creator Michael Lucas talks ambiguity, archives and the 80s

The creator and producer of the ABC's new drama, The Newsreader, talks about his inspiration for the show and gives…

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