Directors Connor and Christiaan Van Vuuren are set to run a development lab for their upcoming film 'Croak' in conjunction with Screenworks and director Nash Edgerton, in Gladstone, Queensland this November.
Jungle Entertainment has launched a feature division, with a focus on international films to be shot and produced in Australia.
TV drama producers face a balancing act next year: How to take advantage of the 30 per cent Producer Offset while coping with watered-down local content regulations and the financial constraints affecting all Australian broadcasters - public and commercial.
Ludo Studio assistant producer Jessica Magro will develop her slate under the guidance of Maximo Entertainment founder Liliana Muñoz after being announced as the recipient of the Screen Australia Internship.
Screenworks, Jungle Entertainment and Midwinter Films have selected five regional writers/directors to develop the sci-fi comedy feature film 'Croak' with Nash Edgerton and Christiaan and Connor Van Vuuren.
A spin-off of 'High Maintenance', starring Yael Stone, and a comedic crime series from Jungle Entertainment are among the 21 projects that will share in more than $600,000 in story development funding from Screen Australia.
Writer-director Priscilla Cameron’s debut feature 'The Butterfly Tree' will be released in cinemas in the US, the UK and Russia following deals announced at the American Film Market.
'Big Deal' presenter Christian Van Vuuren says the distance of departure from the documentary series and his previous work is not lost on him.