The Australian screen industry is facing a worrying shortage of experienced production accountants, according to Moneypenny CEO Jane Corden.
Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) CEO Neil Peplow will depart his post later this year to return to the UK with his family.
Actor and filmmaker Warwick Young is currently working with AFTRS to develop a film training program for veterans.
Tanya Hosch is joining the AFTRS council while Vaughan Dai Rees, Christine Burton and Professor Mark Rose are joining the academic board, with Rose named chair following the departure of Robin Ewing.
Nell Greenwood has been promoted to director of curriculum and registrar at AFTRS, succeeding Ian Lang.
Alana Hicks, Grace Feng and Llewellyn Michael Bates will each receive $24,000 to produce a short work thanks to Talent Camp, a joint initiative of AFTRS, Screen Australia and the state screen agencies to bolster emerging talent from diverse backgrounds.
Thirteen years since he completed a film course Maziar Lahooti is preparing to direct his debut feature, darkly comic action-drama Below.
There has never been a more important time to tell stories about a broader, inclusive version of the world, writes Tony Ayres.