A large property outside Dural in north-west Sydney has been transformed into a post-apocalyptic world to accommodate the latest installment of the Roache-Turner brothers' Wyrmwood franchise.
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Higher Ground, owned by Barack and Michelle Obama, will produce director Jennifer Peedom's first narrative feature 'Tenzing' for Netflix – based on the true story of Tenzing Norgay, the man who first reached the summit of Everest along with Sir Edmund Hillary.
Screenwest will help fund the development of six new features from creatives including Alison James, Roderick MacKay, Zak Hilditch, Ben Young, Martin Wilson and Stephen McCallum.
Western Australia's screen industry has the potential to triple in size across the next three years, provided it has the supporting infrastructure and crew available, according to Screenwest.
Thanks to Australia’s careful management of the pandemic, the industry is in the midst of a production boom. The government hopes to support the sector to leverage both this “once-in-a-century” opportunity and the global demand for content in the years ahead, writes Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher.
The second season of Sarah Kendall's comedy Frayed is currently filming in Sydney for the ABC/Sky Studios UK, with Hamish Michael, Jane Hall and Emma Harvie joining the cast.
Two feature films, three television dramas, one children’s series, and one online project will share in $5.9 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
Iranian-American director Ramin Bahrani ('The White Tiger', '99 Homes', 'Chop Shop') is set to helm a Netflix feature adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Australian-set novel Amnesty.