Screen Australia and the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) will have more money to invest in productions and skills training respectively thanks to extra funding from the Federal Government.
"You know business is in bad shape when the documentary 'David Attenborough: A Life on our Planet' and a 'Star Wars' re-release are your top two films by a wide margin."
Former Event Cinemas and Greater Union Cinemas head of film/programming Peter Cody has joined Hoyts Cinemas.
Murder mystery 'The Xrossing', the debut feature from director Steven J. Mihaljevich and co-writer/producer Carl Mairoana, will be the first release from Western Australian-based distributor Halo Films.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights excluding the first window in Australia to 'Dive Club', a 12-episode teen mystery drama from the Steve Jaggi Company.
An international drama created by Matchbox Pictures and two high-profile NBCUniversal US series will shoot in Queensland, spending more than $140 million, thanks to the Federal Government's Location Incentive program.
Monica Zanetti's screenplay of 'Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt)', Ben Lawrence and Beatrix Christian's 'Hearts and Bones' and Ally Burnham's 'Unsound' have been nominated for best original feature in the 53rd annual AWGIE Awards.
Eight established and emerging filmmakers will each create a three to five minute documentary with a focus on the performing arts during the challenging time of COVID-19.