A new co-production treaty between Australia and Malaysia is expected to instigate the first-ever live action feature film collaborations between the two countries.
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Murray Forrest has received the Society of Australian Cinema Pioneers’ inaugural Humanitarian Award, recognizing his long commitment to the Motion Picture Industry Benevolent Society (MPIBS).
Martin Armiger, composer or music arranger of such movies as Yahoo Serious' 'Young Einstein', Alex Proyas' 'Dark City' and Kriv Stenders' 'Red Dog', has died in France, aged 70.
Shannon Murphy is attached to direct and Beatrix Christian to write a series adaptation of the Emily Bitto novel 'The Strays' for See Pictures and the UK-based Apogee Pictures.
SBS and Screen Australia have selected ten short-form projects for development as part of the Digital Originals initiative, aimed at providing tangible opportunities for writers from backgrounds underrepresented in the Australian screen sector.
A second season of producer Jonathan M. Shiff's AACTA Award-winning children’s series 'The Bureau of Magical Things' will enter production next month in Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
After success with shorts 'Ophelia' and 'They Grow Up', writer-director Anthony Garland will make his feature debut with sci-fi 'Alternate', due to shoot at Adelaide Studios next year.
'Snowtown' and 'True History of the Kelly Gang' collaborators, director Justin Kurzel and writer Shaun Grant, will bring to life the series adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s 2014 Man Booker prize-winning novel 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' for Fremantle.