Production is headed to Western Australia for the second season of Foxtel's 'The Twelve', marking the largest project to ever shoot in the state.
Marta Dusseldorp, Glenn Gainor, Alex Dimitriades and Ben Young will join chair Rachel Ward on the jury which will determine the winner of this year's $100,000 CinefestOz Film Prize.
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of four screen industry events, halted production on Netflix's Clickbait and two major movies, and postponed shooting of two big TV reality shows.
Daniel Henshall and Ian Meadows have joined the cast of 'Clickbait', the Netflix-commissioned eight-part thriller shooting in Melbourne.
Australian directors working on productions in the US get far more time, money and resources than they were accustomed to at home.
Perth director Ben Young is attached to direct American sci-fi thriller Extinction, from Good Universe and Mandeville Film.
When Netflix announced it had commissioned Clickbait last year, director Matt Richards began lobbying co-creator Tony Ayres, Matchbox Pictures and Film Victoria to seek a director's attachment.
"I feel like one of the lucky ones though. As writer and director, I work from home 90 per cent of the time. I’ve been self-isolating for 15 years and my husband is an introvert."