A family film co-produced by Ridley Scott, a live action/animated children’s anthology and features directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and first-timers Corrie Chen and Vanessa Gazy have received development funding from Screen Australia.
Acorn Media Enterprises continues to show a hearty appetite for Australian drama, acquiring multiple-territory rights to 'Mystery Road', Bunya Productions’ six-part crime drama commissioned by the ABC.
When there is a mysterious disappearance on an outback cattle station, Detective Jay Swan is assigned to investigate. Working with local cop Emma James, Jay’s investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community.
Warwick Thornton’s 'Sweet Country' has grossed $1.39 million after earning $150,000 in its fifth weekend, now playing on 88 screens amid a gradual expansion plotted by Transmission Films.
Alastair McKinnon has been appointed deputy head of ABC TV fiction.
The ABC has today announced that Deputy Head of Fiction, Greer Simpkin, will step down from her role on February 27.