Comedy smash 'Colin From Accounts' not only sees co-creator, writer and star Harriet Dyer collaborating with her husband Patrick Brammall, but also her sister, director Madeleine Dyer. IF speaks with the siblings to find out how their creative paths converged after initially following different directions.
Explorations of evil and entrapment took top honours at Thursday's AWGIE Awards, with Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes' 'Late Night with the Devil' and Kitty Green's 'The Royal Hotel' winning the original and adapted feature prizes, respectively.
The Foxtel Group will work to capitalise on “stronger than ever” demand for stories that reflect and celebrate Australian culture across its subscription channels and streaming service Binge in the coming year.
Writer/directors have dominated the feature film categories for this year's AWGIE Awards, which will be presented in Sydney next month.
AACTA has announced the remaining nominations for its February awards, with Warwick Thornton's 'The New Boy' garnering the most nods in film with 12, closely followed by 'Talk to Me' with 11, while with 15 nominations, 'The Newsreader' is the most recognised TV series.
Anousha Zarkesh won Best Casting in A Feature Film at the Casting Guild of Australia Awards for the third consecutive year, recognised for her work on 'Shayda'.
There is hope Hollywood's writers will soon be able to return to work after more than four months on strike, with the Writers Guild of America reaching a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
The BBC acquired two Australian titles in as many days last week, announcing deals for crime drama 'Black Snow' and the second season of comedy/drama 'Colin From Accounts'.