Hulu's 'Nine Perfect Strangers', shot in Byron Bay and produced by Made Up Stories and Blossom Films, is based on the novel by Sydney author Liane Moriarty.
Robert Connolly's 'The Dry' stars Eric Bana as Agent Aaron Falk, who returns to his home town after an absence of over 20 years to attend the funeral of his childhood friend, Luke, who allegedly killed his wife and child before taking his own life.
'Penguin Bloom' stars Naomi Watts as Sam Bloom, a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk.
David Wenham was set to fly to Vancouver to star in Netflix drama series 'Pieces of Her' when the producers were forced to shut down production on the day principal photography was due to start.
Wednesday's AACTA Awards saw a trifecta for Jennifer Kent, who took home Best Film, Best Direction and Best Screenplay for 'The Nightingale', with star Aisling Franciosi also winning Best Lead Actress.
Screen Australia has announced more than $600,000 of story development funding for seven feature films, four television dramas and five online series.
Screen Australia has announced $4 million worth of production investment for one film, two television series and three online projects. They include a film adaptation of book 'Penguin Bloom', starring Naomi Watts and produced by Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories; a second season of ABC series 'Mystery Road'; Nine's 'Seachange' reboot; and 'Roborovski', a VR project from Tilda Cobham-Hervey and Dev Patel.
Bruna Papandrea and Steve Hutensky's Made Up Stories has acquired the rights to The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, the debut novel from Australian author Holly Ringland with plans to turn the coming-of-age drama into a TV series.