Hoodlum Entertainment chair Deanne Weir calls on the screen industry to restate the case for regulation which protects Australian storytelling in response to the Screen Australia/ACMA options paper.
In news that seemed all but inevitable, the Sydney Film Festival, scheduled for June 3 – 14, has been cancelled...
Hoodlum Entertainment has appointed Tracey Vieira as chief content officer, aiming to build on the foundations of shows such as 'Harrow', 'Five Bedrooms' and 'Tidelands' and its first-look deal with Disney’s ABC Studios International.
Given the commercial pressures facing Australia's free-to-air networks and funding agencies, the industry should look to private investors to fill the widening gap in financing TV dramas and features, according to Deanne Weir.
Sydney Film Festival closed on Sunday, with Ildikó Enyedi’s 'On Body and Soul' awarded the $60,000 Sydney Film Prize.
Screen Australia research shows female writers, directors and producers are still sorely under-represented in Australian feature films, although women are better represented in the documentary sphere.