First Nations professionals working on the medical front line and an elite female cycling team are among the subjects for nine documentary titles to share in $2.3 million of Screen Australia production funding.
Travis Fimmel's Detective Cormack will work to crack two new mysteries in the second season of 'Black Snow', which will feature new cast members Jana McKinnon, Megan Smart, Alana Mansour, Dan Spielman, Victoria Haralabidou and Kat Stewart.
Director Corrie Chen is the inaugural recipient of Screen Presence Trailblazer Award, presented as part of the Screen Presence 24 showcase at Melbourne International Comedy Festival on the weekend.
The Federal Government has appointed Blackfella Films founder Rachel Perkins as the new chair of AFTRS for a three-year term.
David Wenham is reprising his role as small-time criminal Johnny Francis 'Spit' Spitieri in 'Spit', a sequel to the 2003 crime caper Gettin Square that has begun filming across the Gold Coast, Toowoomba, and Brisbane.
A new crop of South Australian creatives will have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the teams behind thriller 'Monolith' and animated comedy 'Lesbian Space Princess' as part of the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC)'s Film Lab: New Voices.
Ivan Sen's 'Limbo' won six of the nine categories at last night's Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) Awards in Sydney, including Best Film.