Nearly 30 projects will share in $975,000 of story development funding from Screen Australia, including a television series inspired by the 1999 film 'Two Hands' from director Gregor Jordan, and a family feature film from the producers of 'Bluey'.
The first production still has been released from Cargo, starring Sherlock’s Martin Freeman.
For Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling, the May 17 launch in Australian cinemas of their debut feature Cargo followed by worldwide release on Netflix will be the culmination of a five-year journey.
Freeman will star as a father trying to protect his child in the midst of a zombie apocalypse.
Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling’s debut feature Cargo – dubbed a ‘zombie tearjerker’ – will make its world premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival in October.
Germany's Leonine Studios has picked up worldwide distribution rights to crime drama 'Troppo', following its premiere on the ABC in February.
Yolanda Ramke was browsing social media when she spotted a tweet from Mike Flanagan, creator/showrunner of Netflix’s 'The Haunting of Hill House', complimenting her and her co-director Ben Howling on 'Cargo'.
Nicole Chamoun will star opposite US actor Thomas Jane in ABC crime drama 'Troppo', with cameras now rolling in Queensland.