The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) has welcomed the prospect of more Middle-earth adventures in the country, describing the announcement of two potential Lord of the Rings prequels as "incredible news".
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The 2024-25 Victorian Budget has included a small sweetener for the screen industry with a new $5 million Screen Rebate to support investment in local screen projects and digital games.
Olivia Colman and John Lithgow will star as different generations of a family that must navigate a new scenario in Sophie Hyde's Jimpa, which has begun filming in Amsterdam ahead of shoots in Adelaide and Helsinki.
Fresh from shooting indie mystery The Girl in the Shadows in regional NSW, director Darren K Hawkins is preparing a new feature set to offer a different take on outlaw Ned Kelly.
The Gold Coast is again doubling for Rock Island as filming commences on a third season of the Nickelodeon International and Network 10 children's series.
Actors Kaitlyn Boyé and Brendan Kelly have come together to write and star in 'Break A Leg', a new horror feature directed by the former that was filmed at Canberra's The Q Theatre at the beginning of this year.
A feature adaptation of Don Dennis' WWII novel 'The Guns of Muschu' is in development with plans to shoot in Far North Queensland early next year.
Screen Well was inundated with more than 200 applications for a recent Matchbox Pictures’ production job-sharing pilot scheme, but managed to place just one role.