The Australian TV drama production sector has virtually ground to a halt with multiple shows suspending shooting last Friday.
"When I'm not worrying about my parents in WA or having to apply to Centrelink or for a mortgage freeze, I'm actually quite calm and content."
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the suspension or postponement of 119 screen productions, resulting in a loss to the production sector of $471 million.
Seven Studios CEO Therese Hegarty is departing in a restructure after eight years with the Seven Network.
Stan has warned the Federal Government that mandating minimum levels of spending on Australian content would undermine the streaming industry’s ability to generate the revenues needed to invest in high-quality Australian productions.
Georgia Flood and Ezekiel Simat are starring in 'The Dog Days of Christmas', a romantic comedy directed by Tori Garrett, which is now shooting on the Gold Coast.
'Back to the Rafters' and 'Five Bedrooms' star Hugh Sheridan plans to make his feature writing and directing debut on The Dance, a coming-of-age drama which follows a teenager who fulfills his dream of joining the Australian Ballet School.
Amazon Prime Video launched a slate of seven new local originals at a showcase event in Sydney last week, including projects from Made Up Stories, Cate Blanchett's Dirty Films, Matchbox Pictures and Guesswork Television.