The Rocket was voted most popular feature and The Crash Reel as most popular documentary at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Bryan Brown and Sam Neill will star in Old School, an ABC series in the vein of the BBC comedy-drama New Tricks.
Emerging filmmakers Carl Firth and Damien Power will each receive $50,000 to write and direct a short film.
Veteran broadcaster Tim Worner is taking the reins of Seven West Media on July 1, replacing former oil industry executive Don Voelte who has filled the CEO role for just under a year after David Leckie stepped down.
Screen Australia has committed almost $360,000 in funding to assist 15 filmmaking teams and three new internships.
In an announcement made this morning, The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, confirmed over half a million Adelaide households had crossed over to digital.
Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association, Petra Buchanan, has announced she will step down from the role next year.
Screen Australia today announced it will invest $5 million in 13 documentary projects, a move which will trigger $15 million in production.