The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) has welcomed the prospect of more Middle-earth adventures in the country, describing the announcement of two potential Lord of the Rings prequels as "incredible news".
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Celebrated director Peter Weir will be honoured with the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Venice International Film Festival, to be held August 28 – September 7.
Seven West Media has announced Alessandro Rosini as the third David Leckie Seven Scholarship recipient.
Netflix has commissioned a third season of teen drama 'Heartbreak High', which it says will be the series' last.
Writer/director Henry Boffin’s road trip dramedy 'Strange Creatures' is headed to Cannes, with Queer Screen to present the film as part of the Marché du Film's Go to Cannes initiative.
Screenwriter Belinda Chayko, known for her work across television series 'Stateless', 'Fires', and 'Prosper', is the 2024 recipient of the State Library of NSW Mona Brand Award for women stage and screenwriters.
WA-filmed dramas 'Kid Snow' and 'He Ain't Heavy' will have their world premieres at this year's Sydney Film Festival, joining 'In Vitro' and documentaries 'Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line' and 'The Pool' in the Australian contingent.
Olivia Colman and John Lithgow will star as different generations of a family that must navigate a new scenario in Sophie Hyde's Jimpa, which has begun filming in Amsterdam ahead of shoots in Adelaide and Helsinki.