Geraldine Hakewill will play Peregrine Fisher, who inherits a windfall when the famous aunt she never knew, Phryne Fisher, goes missing over the highlands of New Guinea.
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Fremantle has appointed Jennifer Collins as the Australian director of content, a role which will see see her responsible for both scripted and unscripted development and production slates and for creating a consolidated strategy across genres.
The Australian Directors' Guild is worried about cuts to feature film fees for some of its members and is unhappy about a lack of consultation with Screen Australia on remuneration.
Eleven years since the introduction of the Producer Offset, Screen Australia has expressed concern about an increase in applications for feature films that have unreasonably high fees.
Former Sony Pictures Television and Sky Vision UK executive Kylie Munnich is joining Seven Studios in the newly created role of scripted sales and co-production executive.
John D. Lamond, one of the pioneers of Australia's Ozploitation film industry, died this week in a nursing home on the Gold Coast, aged 71.
After three and a half years with Matchbox Pictures, Matt Vitins has been promoted to chief operating officer.
Engineer, documentary creator and futurist Dr Jordan Nguyen will deliver the visionary keynote address at Screen Producers Australia's Screen Forever.