The right for Australian actors to take lead roles in Australian film and television productions was hard won.
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Roy Billing's plea to his union Actors' Equity to ease the restrictions on importing actors for Australian films has triggered a wave of support from producers, directors and other industry figures.
For nearly 40 years I have had an enjoyable and successful career as an actor. While I hope this will continue, I worry that Actors' Equity seems to be impeding the growth and development of the Australian film and television sector.
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Producer Tony Buckley has written to Arts Minister George Brandis and NSW Premier Mike Baird urging both governments to fund a new, custom-built headquarters for the National Film and Sound Archive.
The position of chair of Screen Australia has been vacant since Glen Boreham’s term expired on June 30.
Political thriller The Code took the major AWGIE award as well as the trophy for best original miniseries at the Australian Writers’ Guild awards on Friday night.
Veteran stage and screen actress Toni Lamond is the recipient of the 2014 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Foxtel.