Writer Mithila Gupta, writer/directors Thomas Wilson-White and Monica Zanetti and vice president of creative development at Sony Pictures Entertainment Jiao Chen are set to moderate masterclasses for Australians in Film and Screen Australia's Untapped initiative.
Distributor Umbrella Entertainment is expanding into production via a partnership with Julie Ryan, director of Cyan Films. To be known as Sanctuary Pictures, the new arm of the company will have a focus on genre titles.
Thomas M. Wright's crime thriller 'The Stranger' has proven popular with the Film Critics Circle of Australia, winning five gongs at the organisation's awards in Sydney.
Former National Film and Sound Archive of Australia chief engagement officer Mathieu Ravier has joined AFTRS as director of partnerships and development.
Elizabeth Banks' campy horror comedy 'Cocaine Bear' has gotten off to a respectable start at the local box office, though the no. 1 position was once again nabbed by Marvel's 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'.
Screenworks' Regional to Global Screen Forum is set to go behind the scenes of Stan's 'Black Snow', while executives from Netflix, Stan and SBS will share what they're looking to be pitched.
Jub Clerc's 'Sweet As' took home the Crystal Bear in the Berlin Film Festival Generation Kplus competition over the weekend, while short film 'Marungka tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)' won the Silver Bear Jury Prize and Rolf de Heer's 'The Survival of Kindness' collected the top critics’ award, the FIPRESCI Prize.
Digital strategist Rita Arrigo and Google Australia's head of research Grace Chung are among an early line-up of speakers for Screen Forever 37, which will feature a deep dive into digital disruption and explore how creatives can leverage future technologies.