While Australian feature documentaries are consistently punching above their weight at home and internationally leading filmmakers say the sector is facing several challenges-
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Gregg Rudloff, a multiiple Oscar-winning re-recording mixer who worked on 'Mad Max: Fury Road', 'The Lego Movie' and 'The Matrix' franchise, has died in Los Angeles. He was 63.
All the talk about the need for structural and cultural change in the screen industry must be converted into widespread action, according to Women in Film & Television (WIFT) Australia
In a further sign of consolidation in the independent film sector, Universal Pictures International will take over the theatrical marketing and distribution of Entertainment One (eOne) releases in Australia and New Zealand.
Tony Ayres identifies the primary challenge for TV content makers this year as creating work that not only makes an immediate impact but maintains quality for the whole series.
The Australian Directors Guild has clinched a ground-breaking deal with production arms of the Walt Disney Co. for four Aussie directors who will work on crime drama 'Reef Break'.
For Robert Connolly, 2019 is the year when filmmakers will need to rise to the challenge of the massive success of TV drama by offering unique experiences.
Australian exhibitors and distributors did not have a lot to celebrate over Christmas/New Year as ticket sales lagged well behind the previous year - but the forecast for the rest of January is upbeat.