Christmas has come early for 19 feature films, 11 television dramas, and two online projects, which will collectively share $1.2 million of Screen Australia development funding.
Some 13 AFTRS graduates of the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production are set to undertake paid internships across the ABC, BBC Studios, Endemol Shine Australia, EQ Media, Eureka Productions, ITV Studios Australia, SBS, Warner Bros. and WildBear Entertainment.
Six screenwriters have been chosen to take part in the 'NCIS: Sydney' S1 Script Department Program, with Rachael Alford, Ella Cook, James Cripps, Siobhan Domingo, Josh Sambono and Clare Sladden to work within the script department for the upcoming drama.
In a move to address the lack of industry training for technical and operational broadcast roles, the Seven Network has launched a traineeship program aimed at new and diverse talent.
Some 11 short documentaries about climate and environmental solutions will screen on the ABC next year after being backed via the Your Planet initiative.
Rachel Griffiths, Claudia Karvan, and Brooke Satchwell are among the industry figures lending a hand to Screenworks for the organisation's annual fundraiser.
Anousha Zarkesh won a record-breaking four categories at the CGA Awards on Friday, including her second consecutive Best Casting in a Feature Film with 'We Are Still Here'.
The Australian Directors' Guild has named filmmaker and visual artist Samantha Lang as the next recipient of the Cecil Holmes Award.