Realising the long-term ambitions of its organisers, Adelaide Film Festival will become an annual event from this year onwards following a $2 million investment from the new state government.
Screen Queensland has selected the five projects to premiere at this Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) as part of its RIDE Shorts program, with Hailey Bartholomew's Ageless, Vorakorn Ruetaivanichkul's Second Language, Linda Marie Curry's Journey of Hope, Miriam Dynevor's Mitta, and Katrina Channells' Cattle Duff all making the cut.
The South Australian Film Corporation has launched a First Nations Cultural Protocols guide for screen productions in the state.
Alena Lodkina's sophomore feature 'Petrol' has been selected for Locarno’s Cineasti del Presente (‘directors of the present’) program, dedicated to first and second features by emerging global talents.
Australian comedy/drama feature 'A Cup of Tea' is one of three prize winners from this year's Attagirl global film incubator, receiving $5,000 for development.
Production assistant and journalist Gina Song and writer and script editor Madeleine Ruskin are the recipients of this year's Victorian Screen Development internships.
Bentley Dean’s 2009 documentary 'Contact' marked the beginning of the director’s working relationship with editor Tania Nehme, which has also spanned 'First Footprints, 'A Sense of Self', Oscar-nominated feature film 'Tanna', and more recently, 'Facing Monsters' and 'Amongst Us – Neo Nazi Australia'.
Leah Purcell will take her talents to New Zealand's North Island in September after being announced as the inaugural Māoriland Filmmaker in Residence.