Cinematographer Don McAlpine says X-Men Origins: Wolverine was a "political minefield" between director Gavin Hood and 20th Century Fox.
Filmmaker Justin Dix has won the backing of US studio Fox International to make his new thriller, Declassified, and is eyeing up Australia as the shoot location later this year.
The team behind ABC1 comedies A Moody Christmas and Review with Myles Barlow has started production on a new sketch series titled The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting.
Australian feature Healing, starring Hugo Weaving, Don Hany and Xavier Samuel, is set to start shooting in Victoria on February 18.
Wolf Creek director Greg McLean has backed upcoming genre film Territorial as executive producer.
Australian documentary Storm Surfers 3D has won the International 3D Society's award for most outstanding achievement in a 3D documentary.
The online competition will offer up to $50,000 in funding for the winner
Telemovie Underground: The Julian Assange Story will have a brief theatrical run as part of a new distribution initiative run by director Robert Connolly.