After landing his first lead role in Roadshow Rough Diamond’s 'Australian Gangster', Alexander Bertrand set his sights on playing the title character in the same production house’s 'Les Norton'.
Settling into her elevated role as CEO of content, Studio 100 International, Barbara Stephen is overseeing an increase in the company’s Australian animation business Flying Bark Productions and its US and European units.
Takings at Australian cinemas jumped last weekend thanks to the school holidays, Sony/Marvel’s 'Spider-Man' sequel and Disney/Pixar's 'Toy Story 4', while Richard Lowenstein’s 'Mystify' proved to be effective counter-programming.
In 22 years with Film Finances Australasia, Anni Browning experienced numerous highs and faced a few challenges as the cinema industry ebbed and flowed.
Screen Producers Australia has named the 12 members of the Screen Forever advisory board for this year's event, including chair Bunya Productions CEO Sophia Zachariou.
Four shorts supported by NITV and Film Victoria - 'What If', 'Unceded', 'Young Mob Questioning Treaty', and 'Treaty Now?' - will screen on NITV this weekend as part of the channel's NAIDOC Week line-up.
Owen Trevor's 'GO!', John Sheedy's 'H is for Happiness', Ben Lawrence's 'Hearts and Bones', Mirrah Foulkes' 'Judy & Punch' and Paul Ireland's 'Measure for Measure' will compete for Australia’s biggest film prize.
Producer Carolyn Johnson and director Catriona McKenzie are the inaugural recipients of the SAFC's Doing It Differently development initiative for their screen adaptation of Patricia Cornelius’ play, 'Love'.