Loani Arman and Kelly Hucker's short film concept 'Our Greatest Escape' won the AACTA Pitch: Forever Unexpected competition in Sydney last night.
The 18 Australian films and feature docs released in cinemas since the start of the year, plus holdovers, have racked up a modest $14.3 million.
Cinema on-demand operator Demand Film has formed a partnership in India with Indian counterpart VKAAO, its eighth market.
Screenmakers will have the chance to pitch a short-form scripted or factual concept to ABC creative executives and other industry experts at the Screen Makers Conference in Adelaide in July.
It’s fair to surmise there are far more Elton John fans in Australia than followers of the Godzilla franchise, judging by the opening weekends of Rocketman and Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Thomas M. Wright cheerfully acknowledges he is far better known in the US and the UK than in his native Australia.
For every actor who works consistently and achieves varying degrees of success in the screen industry, there are many more, like Damion Hunter.
Filmmakers, performers, musicians, journalists and writers who have stories to tell are being encouraged to apply for the inaugural $20,000 Jesse Cox Audio Fellowship.