A cross-section of the country's emerging on screen talent has received the endorsement of the Casting Guild of Australia (CGA) with the announcement of the guild's annual Rising Stars.
Journalist and producer Jodan Perry has been appointed head of digital at NITV.
MGM's International Television Distribution division has further promoted Caroline Edwards to head of distribution for Asia Pacific, after she was already elevated to senior vice president in March 2020.
Screen Queensland and the Australian Film Television and Radio School have announced the launch of a new training partnership designed to provide Queensland practitioners with pathways for entry into the screen industry.
Writer/director Nicholas Verso is teaming up with producer Joanna Werner for ABC ME horror-comedy series 'Crazy Fun Park', which has begun production in Victoria.
Screen Australia has unveiled 13 titles that will share in $3.7 million of production funding, with six documentaries to be supported through the Producer Program and seven projects via the Commissioned Program.
The editors behind 'Nitram', 'I Met A Girl', 'The Furnace' and 'June Again' will compete for this year's Ellie Award for Best Editing in Feature Drama.
Seven West Media is making another bid for Prime Media, entering into a conditional share sale agreement to acquire all the business and related assets of the regional broadcasting group.