It's with a great sense of disbelief - a feeling I know is shared by many in our industry still reeling from the passing of Jeff Truman - that I solemnly inform AWG members that we have lost the significant talents of James Walker from our screens.
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As the MEAA prepares to launch a campaign to fight proposed changes to the guidelines on foreign actors and crew working in Australian taxpayer-funded film and TV productions, filmmakers and other guilds insist reform is needed.
The 2015 ADG Awards will be presented in Melbourne on Friday May 8, the first time the awards have been held outside Sydney.
Jeffrey Walker is in New York directing the first four episodes of a comedy executive-produced by Amy Poehler and commissioned by streaming service Hulu.
The MEAA will mount a campaign to try to preserve its consultative role with federal government in determining which foreign actors and crew are permitted to work in Australian taxpayer-subsidised screen productions.
The federal government is reviewing the regulations governing the importing of foreign film and TV performers and production personnel.
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has announced that Cate Blanchett and Deborah Mailman will co-host the AACTA Awards, to be held on January 29, 2015.
The incoming CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation is keen to continue supporting a diverse range of projects across multiple platforms and to foster indigenous filmmaking in the State.