Screen Australia's head of content Sally Caplan rates 2019 as a good year for Australian films at home and abroad - and she is even more optimistic about the 2020 slate.
Shannon Murphy's 'Babyteeth', Leigh Whannell's 'The Invisible Man' and Daniel Gordon's Adam Goodes documentary 'The Australian Dream' may all end up in contention at this year's BAFTA Awards.
Shannon Murphy has been nominated for the BAFTA Award for best direction for her debut feature, 'Babyteeth'.
Shannon Murphy was the big winner at the Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) Awards, recognised for both her feature debut 'Babyteeth' and for her work on 'Killing Eve'.
Anousha Zarkesh and Nathan Lloyd each took home two gongs from the Casting Guild of Australia (CGA) Awards on Saturday, leading the night's winners.
Opening on 250-plus screens on August 27, the day after its CinefestOZ premiere at Orana Cinemas in Busselton, Jeremy Sims' 'RAMS' will be the first Australian wide release since cinemas re-opened.
Given the commercial pressures facing Australia's free-to-air networks and funding agencies, the industry should look to private investors to fill the widening gap in financing TV dramas and features, according to Deanne Weir.
US distributor IFC Films and sibling IFC Midnight have set multi-platform launch dates for Shannon Murphy’s 'Babyteeth' and Natalie Erika James' 'Relic', but release plans for Australia are yet to be settled.