Former Screenwest development and production executive Franziska Wagenfeld has joined training organisation Wide Angle Tasmania as executive director, taking over from Abi Binning.
Erika Addis will be the next national president of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS), the first woman to lead the organisation in its history.
Female-led Australian feature films and content-related technology start-ups are the focus of a new company launched by entrepreneurs Deanne Weir and Olivia Humphrey.
Daina Reid's 'Run Rabbit Run' starts production this week across Victoria and South Australia, with Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi due to star alongside lead Sarah Snook.
While Omicron has failed to deter audiences from films like 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' and 'Sing 2', both of which continue to lead the box office, exhibitors argue COVID fears continue to see titles that are skewed towards older moviegoers underperform.
Macedonian-Australian director Goran Stolevski drew comparisons with filmmakers like Terrence Malick and Jonathan Glazer after his feature debut 'You Won't Be Alone' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on the weekend.
The University of Canterbury, based in Christchurch, New Zealand, has unveiled plans for a $90 million ($NZ97 million) campus dedicated to training in film production, game development and cross reality.
Simplicity and clarity will inform Screen Australia's approach to documentary funding in the year ahead, according to head of documentary Alex West.