Shooting started in Sydney today on The Little Death, the debut film from Ticket to Ride, a low-budget production and financing offshoot of See Pictures''Jamie Hilton and Michael Petroni.
Producer Bill Leimbach has hired Morgan O'Neill to direct Banjo & Matilda, an action romance revolving around Banjo Paterson and his iconic bush ballad Waltzing Matilda.
Hail director Amiel Courtin-Wilson is in distinguished company, one of 70 filmmakers from around the world who have contributed to an innovative film marking the 70th anniversary of the Venice Film Festival.
Screen Australia CEO Ruth Harley has made the case for Australia to move eventually to a new, flexible film distribution model, similar to the US and the UK.
John Curran's Tracks and Ruin, a Cambodian-set romantic drama from Amiel Courtin-Wilson and Michael Cody, will compete at the 70th Venice Film Festival.
A remake of Bloodsport, the 1988 action-thriller that starred Jean-Claude Van Damme, will be shot in Queensland next year.
Maniac, a horror movie starring Elijah Wood as a serial killer, won't be released commercially in cinemas or on DVD in New Zealand after being given a festivals-only classification.
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts president Geoffrey Rush has pledged to help the AACTA board and management in the vital quest to find new sponsors