Shaun Grant and Harry Cripps are among the writers aiming to win consecutive prizes at this year's AWGIE Awards.
AACTA has revealed those in contention for the major film, television and short-form prizes at this year's awards, with 'High Ground' leading the charge in the film categories and 'The Newsreader' ahead in television.
Stan Original film 'A Christmas Ransom' may invite comparisons to the streamer's last festive collaboration with Every Cloud Productions, Christiaan Van Vuuren's 2020 comedy 'A Sunburnt Christmas', but a lot has changed behind the scenes in the past two years.
Created and written by Elliot Vella, Gretel Vella and Timothy Walker, and directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren, this very Australian comedy is not your typical cliché Christmas movie.
Northern Pictures was crowned Production Business of the Year at Wednesday evening's Screen Producers Australia (SPA) Awards, while also taking home further gongs for 'See What You Made Do' and 'Love on the Spectrum'.
Stan is again getting into the festive spirit, starting production on a new holiday-themed original film starring Matt Okine, Miranda Tapsell and Ed Oxenbould.
Melbourne-based Every Cloud Productions took a trio of series in development to Screen Forever, including a dramedy from previous collaborators Christiaan Van Vuuren and Adele Vuko, as well as projects with 'Wentworth' actor Katrina Milosevic and emerging writer/director Meleesha Bardolia.
Every Cloud head of business affairs Drew Grove has taken the reins as CEO after founders Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger announced they are stepping back from day-to-day operations of the company.