Only six films have been produced as official Australian-Chinese co-productions since the treaty came into effect in 2008, a state of arrested development which Mark Lazarus aims to change.
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Dispelling suggestions that cinema is ailing, Fox executive Andrew Cripps has delivered an upbeat assessment of the global film industry, pointing to a healthy upswing after a big slump in the US summer.
Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) senior film programmer Kristy Matheson has been awarded the 2017 Natalie Miller Fellowship.
The 'Blade Runner' reboot posed two questions: Can Harrison Ford still open a movie at the at age of 75? And will Alcon Entertainment/Sony Pictures’ investment in the sci-fi– reportedly budgeted at $US155 million – pay off?
Stan has warned it could not continue to invest in quality local content or provide employment opportunities for Australians if content quotas are imposed on SVOD services.
SBS has formally made a pitch for a fully-funded content quota on its primary channel, subject to increased government support.
Foxtel has proposed stripping away Screen Australia’s funding for drama and documentary and using the money to cover the costs of raising the Location and TV Producer Offsets.
The crowdfunding campaign for the 'Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries' theatrical movie has topped $615,000, with nearly half pledged by US fans of the TV series and the novels by Kerry Greenwood.