Chris Hemsworth is a proven crowd-magnet in the 'Thor' and 'Avengers' movies but his latest effort, '12 Strong', launched in Australia last weekend with less than heroic numbers.
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Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason has a blunt message for producers: recognise that most independent films, Australian or otherwise, will now earn roughly half as much at Australian cinemas as they did only a few years ago.
Grainne Brundson has been named acting executive director of Create NSW following the resignation of Michael Brealey, who departs at the end of this month.
Producer Michael Robertson and director Andrew Traucki are in the enviable position of having covered three-quarters of the budget of Black Water: The Abyss five months before shooting is due to start.
David Bradbury, one of Australia’s foremost and highly decorated documentary filmmakers, is in a bind.
John Polizer, a highly respected exhibitor and distributor who was an influential supporter of Australian films, died on Thursday after a long illness, aged 83.
The state branches of Women in Film & Television (WIFT) are set to form an alliance under a national banner, WIFT Australia, in a move designed amplify advocacy efforts towards gender parity in the Australian screen industry.
It is time to consider the mainstream benefits of audio description for film and television, Katie Ellis writes.