Screen Producers Australia has named the members of its two advisory boards for the upcoming Screen Forever conference.
ABC's Kelrick Martin and SBS's Michelle Cheng will co-chair the Screen Diversity Inclusion Network (SDIN) for 2021-22, succeeding Benjamin Law and Jo Dillon.
The epic four-part series from Goalpost Television will air over two weeks, starting October 13 at 9.30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand.
"I like the attention we put on having much more well-rounded female characters but I get a little bee in my bonnet sometimes when all this focus gets put on these 'strong female characters'. Women are just strong - that’s how it is."
Director Corrie Chen has hit a stride in her career where she is able to make projects she really believes in.
Shaun Grant made it three wins in three years at Tuesday's AWGIE Awards, collecting the original feature prize for 'Nitram' to go with his previous film adaptation wins for 'Penguin Bloom' and 'The True History of the Kelly Gang'.
Production is underway in Sydney on eight-part Netflix comedy drama 'Wellmania', led by Celeste Barber.
AFTRS has selected the 12 screen creatives to participate in this year's National Talent Camp skills development program, following week-long workshops in South Australia, Queensland, Victoria, NSW, and Tasmania.