The Hard Drive revs up in Queensland

John Cusack and Thomas Jane are set to star in The Hard Drive, a thriller that starts shooting in Queensland more...

Creative Fellowships awarded for two short films

Emerging filmmakers Carl Firth and Damien Power will each receive $50,000 to write and direct a short more...

Pig Hunt set to run amok in the Outback

Iron Sky producer Mark Overett is developing Pig Hunt, a violent thriller about a family man who gets more...

Plaza Films to rep New York directors Down Under

Australian TVC house Plaza Films has secured Australia and New Zealand representation of New York- based more...

The curtain falls on International Casting Services

One of Australia's longest-established talent agencies, International Casting Services, is closing more...

Aussie box-office gets the staggers

Ticket sales at Australian cinemas this year are running at about 7 per cent below the same period in more...

Tim Worner upped to head of Seven West Media

Veteran broadcaster Tim Worner is taking the reins of Seven West Media on July 1, replacing former oil more...

Screen Australia announces new internships, almost $360,000 in funding

Screen Australia has committed almost $360,000 in funding to assist 15 filmmaking teams and three new more...

Veteran film and TV actor Penne Hackforth-Jones passes away

Actor Penne Hackforth-Jones, a pillar of Australian films and TV for more than 40 years, died in Melbourne more...

The Rocket set to launch in the US

Festival accolades have translated to a significant commercial deal for first-time director Kim Mordaunt's more...

Don Groves joins IF team as Senior Journalist

IF is pleased to announce the appointment of Don Groves to the role of Senior Journalist. more...

Gatsby receives lukewarm reception at Cannes, Luhrmann defends film to press

Various media reports are claiming Baz Luhrmann’s highly-anticipated film The Great Gatsby received more...

Troubled Waters: Jane Campion on Top of the Lake

Top of the Lake is Jane Campion’s first TV series in more than two decades. more...

AACTA announces changes to Awards, six new awards created for television craft

The Australian Academy of Cinema Television Arts has announced a number of changes to their annual awards, more...

Veteran sound recordist Don Connolly passes away, ASSG calls for tributes

The ASSG has today informed membership of the regrettable passing of veteran sound recordist Don Connolly. more...

Screen Australia supports second Asian Animation Summit

Screen Australia has announced its support for the second annual Asian Animation Summit. more...

Jo Dillon to join Screen Australia's Development Team, Christopher Sharp departs

Screen Australia has today announced Jo Dillon will be replacing Christopher Sharp on its Development more...

AiF announces the 2013 finalists for Heath Ledger Scholarship

Australians in Film President Andrew Warne has announced the fifteen finalists for the 2013 Heath Ledger more...

Noah Taylor joins Hawke, Snook in Predestination cast

Acclaimed Australian actor Noah Taylor will join Ethan Hawke and AACTA-Award winner Sarah Snook in the more...

Gatsby posts impressive US box office opening weekend, Iron Man 3 still ahead

Despite mixed reviews, Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby has posted an impressive box office opening more...

Depardieu, Newly a Russian, Will Play Frenchman in Chechnya

Movie Review: ‘Plimpton!’ Directed by Tom Bean and Luke Poling

Movie Review: ‘3 Geezers!,’ Directed by Michelle Schumacher

'Great Gatsby' director, cast come home with Sydney premiere

Nerves of steel and hairspray are musts for Cannes red carpet

China's Ai Weiwei launches musical career with heavy metal "Dumbass" single

Cannes: Lionsgate Sets Company Sales Record at Film Market

Cannes: Strand Releasing Grabs 'Stranger at the Lake' for North America

Cannes: India's New Wave Producer Guneet Monga (Q&A)