Miah Madden, Georgia May-Davis, Sana’a Shaik, Mercy Cornwall and newcomer Aubri Ibrag lead the cast of Network 10/Netflix's teen mystery drama 'Dive Club', now shooting in Port Douglas.
The selective appeal of theatrical cinema and the emergence of Queensland as a production hotspot was on the agenda as children's content creatives came together on Monday for an AACTA Screenfest 2020 Spotlight event.
Netflix director of local originals Que Minh Luu says the streamer hopes to "flex and experiment" with its storytelling from Australia in the year ahead.
"My prediction is that the next 18-24 months will be something of a bonanza for business with international outlooks and the ability to produce at volume and scale. The flip side of the coin is that solo producers and very small production companies will likely be snuffed out as the domestic market continues to contract at pace."
While the removal of mandatory hotel quarantine in parts of the country is welcome, producers remain wary of state border closures and crew shortages on the road to sector recovery.
Director Christine Luby is swapping out Crystal Bay Penguin Sanctuary for Dolphin Bay for her third production with the Steve Jaggi Company, currently underway in South-East Queensland.
The Steve Jaggi Company has begun production on its eighth romance film in Brisbane, 'Love By the Glass', starring US actress Susie Abromeit and Tim Ross.
Gold Coast Film Festival returns with ‘Playing with Sharks’, ‘Dive Club’, ‘This Little Love of Mine’
The line-up for this year's Gold Coast Film Festival has been unveiled ahead of its return next month following a COVID-related hiatus.