The Australian-shot 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' has opened strongly grossing $3.78 million to take top spot at the box office while action-comedy 'The Fall Guy', which was also shot locally, has passed the $10 million mark.
The emerging crisis around local content results from repeated inaction by government to develop 21st century policy frameworks, write University of the Sunshine Coast's Anna Potter and Queensland University of Technology's Amanda Lotz. Here, they recommend three ways government can encourage local production and break the policy inertia
The Australian Screen Industry Group has backed Screen Producers Australia's assessment of the Federal Government's proposed Streaming Services Reporting Scheme as "weak", while also warning of damage to the industry from delayed regulation.
There are positive signs for filmed entertainment and free-to-air television in PwC’s annual Media and Entertainment Outlook, which shows both sectors experienced a resurgence in 2021.
With audiences emerging from lockdown in South East Queensland, Cairns and regional Victoria, DC/Warner Bros.' 'The Suicide Squad' held no. 1 at the box office, narrowly defeating Disney's new sci-fi, 'Free Guy'.
The Walt Disney Co will roll out its direct-to-consumer streaming service in Australia on November 19, one week after the US launch.
A look at how sword-fighting, archery and horse-riding inspired the animators on Brave to produce the most realistic characters in the studio's history.
The prequel to Monsters Inc will be released 12 years after the original movie