Lorcan Finnegan’s psychological thriller 'The Surfer', starring Nicolas Cage, will have its world premiere at Cannes after being chosen as one of four films for the Midnight Screenings section.
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Canadian actress and writer Fawzia Mirza has signed on to direct an adaptation of Su Dharmapala's The Wedding Season, which Sri Lankan-Australian actress Menik Gooneratne wrote and will star in.
Joy Hopwood's 'The Gift That Gives', starring Takaya Honda and HaiHa Le, will follow in the footsteps of the director's previous film Get A Life, Alright in screening on commercial TV.
Women in Media has bolstered its ranks with a trio of new board appointments, welcoming Free TV Australia CEO Bridget Fair, Digital Wellness managing director Nicole McInnes, and Deloitte assurance and advisory partner Pooja Patel for three-year terms.
First Nations professionals working on the medical front line and an elite female cycling team are among the subjects for nine documentary titles to share in $2.3 million of Screen Australia production funding.
The ABC has announced Anna Samson is leading its spin-off of the popular British–French crime comedy-drama 'Death in Paradise', 'Return to Paradise', with filming underway on the Illawarra Coast in NSW.
Travis Fimmel's Detective Cormack will work to crack two new mysteries in the second season of 'Black Snow', which will feature new cast members Jana McKinnon, Megan Smart, Alana Mansour, Dan Spielman, Victoria Haralabidou and Kat Stewart.