As Australia begins to face the reality of 'living with COVID', there is discussion among the screen sector about how safety protocols may evolve in the new climate to include measures such as vaccine mandates for cast and crew.
Greater scrutiny of feature film projects and more emphasis on stories that can travel are among the focuses for two of the country's leading production companies in the year ahead amid ongoing challenges in the theatrical landscape.
More than two and a half years after Screen Australia announced it would be promoting 'The Dry' via its Summer of Cinema campaign, the film's sequel is set to get the same treatment.
By their "very different but equally excellent" powers combined, 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer have given Australian cinemas their best weekend since the pandemic began - and for at least one exhibitor, its best weekend ever.
Jub Clerc's debut feature 'Sweet As' and Benjamin Millepied's Sydney-shot 'Carmen', produced by Goalpost Pictures, are heading to the Toronto International Film Festival.
'Carmen', 'Foe', 'Limbo', 'Shayda', 'Streets of Colour' and 'The Royal Hotel' will contend for Feature Film Production of the Year at next year's Screen Producers Australia Awards, to be held on the final night of Screen Forever on the Gold Coast.
Outgoing Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich will take up the top job at Goalpost Pictures from November 1.
Goalpost Pictures' Rosemary Blight speaks about how Benjamin Millepied's 'Carmen' was brought to Australia and why the company is looking to do more international co-productions.