New Line/DC Entertainment’s family superhero adventure 'Shazam!' was the dominant title in Australia last weekend without matching the heights of its US launch while Paramount’s horror remake 'Pet Sematary' underperformed.
Feature films directed by Robert Connolly, Jeremy Sims, Kriv Stenders and first-time directors Maziar Lahooti and Natalie Erika James have received production investment from Screen Australia.
The most high-profile titles include The Sapphires, Kim and Kimderella, Bait 3D and Mental
As Screen Australia’s Indigenous department celebrates its 25th anniversary, it has announced $1.5 million in special funding across short films, web series and documentaries, in addition to business support.
Playground Films has optioned Hilary Bell's Sydney Theatre Company stage play 'Splinter' and Fiona Wright's novel 'Small Acts of Disappearance'.
Pundits who predicted The Great Gatsby would rake in at least $6 million in its first four days in Australian cinemas were right on the money.
Bruce Beresford is attached to direct a US drama about a dying man who arranges for an African-American cook to prepare meals for his girlfriend and her daughter when he passes.
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) will next month bestow actor Sam Neill with its highest honour, the Longford Lyell Award.