The producers of David Michod's thriller The Rover have clinched a US distribution deal with a relatively new distributor, A24.
The weaker Australian dollar won't help attract offshore productions to Australia unless the location rebate is lifted from 16.5% to 30%, according to Ausfilm, studios and post production executives.
Despite the ructions in Canberra, the new chief executive of Screen Australia may be announced within a month.
The Senate passed legislation on Tuesday night which tightens the definition of documentaries following the brouhaha over the Foxtel series Lush House.
More than a quarter of Australian homes have four screens- TV, computer, smartphone and tablet- but 93% of broadcast TV viewing is live, according to the latest Australian Multi-Screen Report.
Asher Keddie and Rodger Corser will star in Party Tricks, a six-part drama series produced by Southern Star Entertainment's John Edwards and Imogen Banks for Network Ten.
The ANZAC spirit will be celebrated in two miniseries that received funding on Tuesday from Screen Australia.
Children's movie Paper Planes, Cambodian-set romantic drama Ruin and art-house drama Partisan received investment from Screen Australia at Tuesday's board meeting.