Goalpost Pictures partners Rosemary Blight, Ben Grant and Kylie du Fresne are busily progressing projects in development with local and international partners and are confident the cinema business will rebound after the pandemic.
Screen professionals from Australia and South-East Asia are in Sydney this week taking part in the innovative Asia-Australia Media Executive Leadership Program hosted by the NSW Film and Television Office (FTO).
Actress Shuang Hu started writing her own work "out of necessity" - she realised if you have a story you want to tell, you can't rely on others to tell it for you. That led her to create Australia's first Amazon Original film, rom-com 'Five Blind Dates'.
Shuang Hu will star as a Chinese-Australian tea shop owner searching for love, family, and cultural connection in Amazon's first original Australian feature, 'Five Blind Dates'.
Dealmaking with streamers was once again on the agenda at last week's Screen Forever, as a selection of prominent Australian producers recounted their experiences of negotiating with various platforms.
Jub Clerc's debut feature 'Sweet As' and Benjamin Millepied's Sydney-shot 'Carmen', produced by Goalpost Pictures, are heading to the Toronto International Film Festival.
Amazon will launch its first Australian original feature film, 'Five Blind Dates', on Prime Video February 13, ahead of Valentine's Day.
Outgoing Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich will take up the top job at Goalpost Pictures from November 1.