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.
The first reviews for Jennifer Kent’s 'The Nightingale' after the world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival were effusive - marred only by a disgusting comment from an Italian journalist.
The Handmaid’s Tale writer/producer Yahlin Chang, Silicon Valley director Jamie Babbit, Grey’s Anatomy executive producer Betsy Beers and comedy writer and EP Peter Saji will serve as the US mentors in the second Mentor LA program.
Aussie acting talent have made a strong showing among this year’s Golden Globe nominees, while See Saw Films’ 'Top of the Lake: China Girl' will vie for Best Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.