Created by Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan, 'Deadloch' picks up with a man turning up dead on a beach in the once sleepy titular Tasmanian seaside town.
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.
Amazon will launch nine new originals in 2023, announcing six new unscripted titles to go with previously announced commissions 'The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart', 'Deadloch', and 'Class of ‘07'.
Amazon Prime Video launched a slate of seven new local originals at a showcase event in Sydney last week, including projects from Made Up Stories, Cate Blanchett's Dirty Films, Matchbox Pictures and Guesswork Television.
With the content landscape continuing to broaden, IF spoke with Amazon Prime Video head of content for Australia and New Zealand, Tyler Bern; Netflix director of originals in Australia Que Minh Luu, and Stan’s chief content officer Cailah Scobie about the direction of their respective slates for 2022.
Geoff Lamb was a double winner at Saturday's Ellie Awards, taking home prizes for his work cutting both feature film 'Talk to Me' and Disney+ series 'The Clearing'.
First-time narrative feature directors Noora Niasari and Gracie Otto will vie against Warwick Thornton, Jeffrey Walker and Colin and Cameron Cairnes for the top prize at the Australian Directors' Guild Awards next month.
With the Federal Government committed to introducing content obligations no later than July, the coming year is shaping up to be a gamechanger for streaming services in Australia.