Chinese-American actress Juju Chan, hailed as a female Bruce Lee by her fans, is in negotiations to play the lead role in Pepper, an action-thriller scripted by Janice Eymann.
Only six films have been produced as official Australian-Chinese co-productions since the treaty came into effect in 2008, a state of arrested development which Mark Lazarus aims to change.
The co-production treaty between Australia and Singapore has now come into force.
Dr Ruth Harley and Emile Sherman are among those attending the forum on April 23
The Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) has formed the SPAA Australia-China Screen Alliance
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation today opens a major new doorway linking China with Australia and in doing so becomes the first mainstream western media organisation to launch a Chinese registered web portal.
The establishment of The Australia-China Screen Alliance was launched at the Australian International Movie Convention
The first official co-production between China and Australia is set to have its world co-premiere at the BigPond Adelaide Film Festival