Since Zoe Terakes came out, the proudly gay actor has not been offered any screen roles as straight characters - but that has not hindered the 19-year-old’s flourishing career.
When Julia Billington was at the National Institute of Dramatic Art there was a tacit belief among sections of the screen industry that a gay actor could not come out.
As a teenager Monica Zanetti searched in vain for gay rom-coms which she could watch with her mother, while Neil Armfield’s same-sex romantic drama Holding the Man was a major influence .
Brian Cobb’s Cobbstar Productions has teamed up with France’s Black Sheep Films to co-produce 'Who’s Seen Jessica Bloom?', a crime drama created by Australian actor Marin Mimica and his daughter Julia Rose O’Connor.
After devoting herself to teaching at the Australian Film Television and Radio School and serving as president of the Australian Directors' Guild, Samantha Lang is looking forward to getting back to her first love: making screen stories.
Production has kicked off on digital series 'Patricia Moore' from Sydney-based Cobbstar Productions and France's Black Sheep Films.
International rights to the indie feature, written and directed by Martin Simpson and produced by Brian Cobb, are being handled by KSM.
IF checked in with the film's star, Andrew Cutcliffe, to talk about his first starring role, the challenges of shooting out of schedule and the perspective that comes with having two young children (and a third on the way).