Two feature films, one from Robert Connolly and the other a Kiwi-Aussie co-pro penned by 'The Breaker Upperers'' Jackie van Beek; a ABC TV comedy from Closer Productions; and two online projects are the latest recipients of $3.5 million worth of production funding from Screen Australia.
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Isabel Lucas, Hunter Page-Lochard, Lily Sullivan and US actor Bobbi Salvor Menuez ('Transparent', 'Nocturnal Animals') lead the ensemble cast of Daniel Askill's debut feature film, a currently untitled psychological thriller.
Screen Australia has announced $1.9 million in production funding for 10 documentaries through the Producer program and one through the Commissioned program.
After success with shorts 'Ophelia' and 'They Grow Up', writer-director Anthony Garland will make his feature debut with sci-fi 'Alternate', due to shoot at Adelaide Studios next year.
British actor Rupert Penry-Jones, Ryan Corr and David Lyons have joined the cast of Stan/Playmaker Media's 'The Commons'.
Essie Davis has been cast in the titular role in New Zealand film 'The Justice of Bunny King'.
Writer-director Roderick Mackay’s feature debut 'The Furnace' is set to kick off in WA next month, headlined by a cast that includes Egyptian actor Ahmed Malek, David Wenham and Baykali Ganambarr.
Antaine Furlong's Shanghai-set action thriller 'Rising Wolf', toplined by Charlotte Best, is currently shooting at Fox Studios in Sydney.