A new council has been established with the aim of building stronger ties between the Australian and Indian film industries.
Many feature producers fear the Federal Government's sweeping media reforms will spell the death knell of Australian features, forcing them and some writers and directors to focus on content for streamers or free-to-air broadcasters.
Travel bans have shut the door on offshore feature films, TVCs and other productions, with a devastating impact to companies and crews who relied on that work.
Distributor Forum Films has signed a first-look deal with Temple, the Sydney-based production company headed by Anupam Sharma.
Seventy Australian filmmakers have joined a co-operative aimed at supporting each other’s work and fostering awareness of Aussie films.
Strong demand from exhibitors is prompting unINDIAN director/producer Anupam Sharma and his distributor to broaden the cross-cultural romantic comedy’s cinema release.
Producer Lisa Duff has joined Screen Australia as investment development manager, documentaries.
With an all star cast and crew, Unindian - the first feature of the recently established Australia India Film Fund (AIFF) – has begun shooting in Sydney and around NSW.