The Sydney Film Festival has added eight new films and one restoration to its program, including films starring Kristen Stewart, Adam Driver and Marlon Brando.
The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance has backed the Labor Party's pledge to fully restore funding to the Australia Council and boost local drama on the ABC if it is elected on July 2.
Created by Lost's Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta based on Perrotta’s best-selling novel of the same name, The Leftovers is the largest international television production deal since Childhood’s End was shot in early 2015.
After receiving a record 230 submissions, a total of 55 web series represented from 15 different countries were selected as the 2016 Official Selection to screen at the festival.
Animal Logic is heading to Annecy Animation Film Festival in France, looking to hire crew to work at its Vancouver studio on The Lego Movie sequel.
Series directors Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell are returning, while the season two writers room will consist of Stuart Page, Jane Allen, Jada Alberts, Justine Gillmer and Ryan Griffen.
Ledger's Candy co-star Abbie Cornish, serving on the judging committee for the first time, said that "the quality of Ashleigh’s work to-date combined with her single-minded approach to fulfilling her acting potential made her the worthy recipient of thi
“Mark’s appointment takes our reinvigoration of the senior executive of the NSW public service a step further,†NSW Premier Mike Baird said.