British producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen and Amazon Studios executive Erika North have joined the lineup for March's Screen Forever.
Emily Browning, Caitlin Stasey and Megan Smart will play former classmates in Amazon Prime Video series, 'Class of '07', described as "'Lord of the Flies' in cocktail dresses".
Asher Keddie, Leah Purcell, and Alycia Debnam-Carey will join Sigourney Weaver in leading the cast of Amazon's seven-part drama 'The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart'.
'Burning' takes an unflinching look at the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires and delves into the catastrophe that unfolded across Australia, while shining a light on the global issue of climate change.
Selected from eight nominees, the $10,000 cash prize will be presented to the Amazon Australian Original for deepening the knowledge and awareness of the impact of the global climate emergency.
COVID hasn't just physically changed the way sets operate, it's also changed workplace culture - with a little help from technology. That's according to Glenn Gainor, Amazon head of physical production, Amazon Original movies, Amazon Studios, who beamed in from LA via Zoom to address CinefestOz's industry strand last week.
New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) CEO David Strong has expressed regret that Amazon Studios' untitled 'The Lord of the Rings' series will not return to the country to film season two, but remains confident of attracting other international productions.
Eva Orner's 'Burning', about Australia's devastating 'Black Summer', will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.