Miranda Culley will be the next managing director of Aquarius Films, succeeding Rachel Okine who is departing the production company to be Stan's head of features and development executive.
From 'Walkabout', 'Storm Boy', 'Crocodile Dundee' and 'Rabbit Proof Fence', to 'Australia', 'The Proposition' and 'Charlie's Country', the work of David Gulpilil forms a throughline in Australian modern cinema. Knowing that his career has touched Australians across generations, distributor ABCG Films wanted to ensure documentary 'My Name Is Gulpilil' was accessible and could reach audiences across the country.
Jacqui Feeney has been named chief executive of Kentel as the production company prepares to launch its premiere project, 'Luxe Listings Sydney', on Amazon.
Just over a week ago 'F9' revved into cinemas, posting the highest opening weekend since the pandemic began. Many exhibitors were then excited about the further promise of school holidays and two other upcoming major releases in 'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard' and 'In The Heights'.
But what a difference a week can make, with new outbreaks of the virus impacting cinemas across the country and disrupting the market.
In 1997 in a Bondi café, David Barda and Stephen Jenner met with a group of other young film buffs to plan a magazine that would go on to become a mouthpiece for a new generation of indie filmmakers. Now that humble publication has made it to 200 issues!
Come October, Sydney Theatre Company executive director Patrick McIntyre will begin work as the new CEO of the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA).
Epic Films' award-winning 'First Day' will air on France Télévisions and Okoo platforms in the European autumn, thanks to a deal brokered by APC Studios and the Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF).
Writer-director Annika Glac and producer Robyn Kershaw will further develop their six-part drama based on the life of cosmetics entrepreneur Helena Rubinstein after being selected for TorinoFilmLab's TV development platform SeriesLab.