Brits Thomas Brodie-Sangster and David Thewlis lead the cast of Disney+'s eight-part series 'The Artful Dodger' alongside Maia Mitchell, with production now underway in NSW.
Female directors have taken the lion's share of nominations for this year's Australian Directors' Guild awards, with Sian Davies and Stef Smith each securing three nods and their counterparts dominating the feature film categories.
AFTRS has selected the 12 screen creatives to participate in this year's National Talent Camp skills development program, following week-long workshops in South Australia, Queensland, Victoria, NSW, and Tasmania.
Screen Australia, SBS and NITV have announced seven projects from this year’s Digital Originals initiative to receive development funding, with three titles from the group to eventually go into production.
Twelve teams of emerging creatives from under-represented backgrounds will have the chance to pitch their drama projects to SBS, NITV, and Screen Australia as part of this year's Digital Originals initiative, with a week-long workshop for the first round of selected applicants commencing this week.
Nine-owned streamer Stan has taken further steps toward delivering on its commitment of investing in more than 30 productions per year within five years, announcing seven new Original titles.
Director Corrie Chen has hit a stride in her career where she is able to make projects she really believes in.
"I like the attention we put on having much more well-rounded female characters but I get a little bee in my bonnet sometimes when all this focus gets put on these 'strong female characters'. Women are just strong - that’s how it is."