The ABC and Netflix have co-ordered children's series 'MaveriX' from Brindle Films, set in the world of junior motocross and due to shoot in Alice Springs in 2021.
'The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee', one of the local films to have its cinema release impacted by the pandemic, will now premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in Australia and New Zealand on July 17.
The finalists for the Equity Ensemble Awards for Australian dramas, comedies and miniseries that aired in 2019 have been announced.
STX Entertainment has secured the worldwide distribution rights to Daina Reid's supernatural thriller 'Run Rabbit Run', starring Elisabeth Moss and due to shoot in Melbourne and South Australia later this year.
Applications are open for this year's Natalie Miller Fellowship: a grant of $20,000 for an established woman working in the screen industry to pursue professional leadership opportunities.
Screen Queensland has partnered with Canadian social storytelling platform Wattpad, launching a new development initiative based on the latter's "DNA Machine Learning Technology".
Lawyer, corporate advisor and former Village Roadshow and ITV Studios Australia executive Peter Davey has been appointed to the Screen Australia board.
Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) council chair Russel Howcroft has been re-appointed for a second three-year term, while Fremantle Asia-Pacific CEO Chris Oliver-Taylor has joined the council.