Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) council chair Russel Howcroft has been re-appointed for a second three-year term, while Fremantle Asia-Pacific CEO Chris Oliver-Taylor has joined the council.
‘Billie B Brown’ author and creator Sally Rippin. Fremantle and 720 Creative have acquired the screen rights to the children’s...
The COVID-Safe Guidelines developed by the Australian Screen Sector Task Force set the stage for an imminent return to screen production - but only after travel restrictions are eased and the insurance risk issue is solved.
Network 10 has committed to commission more documentaries following the success of Joined Up Films' 'Coronavirus Australia: Our Story', which went to air 16 days after getting the green light.
The Federal Government's decision to rule out extending the $1,500 a fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy to casual workers who had been employed for less than a year will penalise many thousands of cinema industry employees and screen sector freelancers.
For Australia's commercial free-to-air networks, arguably the biggest threat to losing eyeballs is not each other but the seemingly inexorable rise of streaming services led by Netflix, Stan, Disney+ and Amazon.
For Vicki Madden, Blake Ayshford, Glendyn Ivin and no doubt myriad other content creators, the challenge is to find unique Australian stories which resonate internationally and can cut through the worldwide glut of English-language drama.
The government's review of local content quotas should result in a funding and regulatory framework that protects Australian stories, voices and jobs, according to Fremantle CEO Chris Oliver-Taylor.