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.
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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.
"The film is a product of the circumstances in which it was made – an indie Aussie horror that is very ambitious for a low budget," - 'Late Night With The Devil' co-writer/director Colin Cairnes on the discussion surrounding the film ahead of its release this week.
Director Corrie Chen is the inaugural recipient of Screen Presence Trailblazer Award, presented as part of the Screen Presence 24 showcase at Melbourne International Comedy Festival on the weekend.
In part two of IF's chat with Screen Australia CEO Deirdre Brennan and chief operating officer/content director Grainne Brunsdon, the leadership duo discuss what it means to make Australian content and the landscape for creators seeking to sell their stories in the international market.