Jazz musician Alan Hicks has directed just one feature documentary, Keep On Keepin' On, but he’s just won a $50,000 prize.
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Screen Australia is selling the former Film Australia studio and office facilities in Lindfield on Sydney’s upper north shore.
Screen Australia research shows female writers, directors and producers are still sorely under-represented in Australian feature films, although women are better represented in the documentary sphere.
When Warner Bros. pulled the plug in 2008 on Justice League Mortal, which George Miller wanted to shoot in Australia, the local industry lost a production that would have employed hundreds of crew and supporting actors.
The independent documentary filmmaker Margaret Anne Smith passed away in Sydney on May 18 after a long illness. She was 69.
Screen Australia has appointed Louise Gough as development executive succeeding Nerida Moore, who is promoted to the new role of senior development executive.
Producer Cathy Rodda has joined Film Victoria as one of its development and investment managers.
Maureen Barron is stepping down as CEO of Screen NSW on August 7.