The ABC has used its submission to the Federal Government's media reform green paper review to request an additional $90 million in funding, while at the same time joining SBS in dismissing content obligations as "unnecessary".
The six young stars at the centre of Brindle Films’ 'MaveriX' have been revealed as production on the ten-part series commences in Alice Springs.
From 'Walkabout', 'Storm Boy', 'Crocodile Dundee' and 'Rabbit Proof Fence', to 'Australia', 'The Proposition' and 'Charlie's Country', the work of David Gulpilil forms a throughline in Australian modern cinema. Knowing that his career has touched Australians across generations, distributor ABCG Films wanted to ensure documentary 'My Name Is Gulpilil' was accessible and could reach audiences across the country.
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.
AMC Studios has greenlit series 'Firebite', helmed by Warwick Thornton and Brendan Fletcher and described as a “high-octane” Indigenous spin on the vampire genre.
Miranda Culley will be the next managing director of Aquarius Films, succeeding Rachel Okine who is departing the production company to be Stan's head of features and development executive.
Australian feature films are currently dominating the box office, with exhibitors reporting a "revitalised" audience appetite for local stories. However, both producers and distributors have concerns about being able to actually get Aussie features off the ground in the future, with the Producer Offset slated to fall from 40 to 30 per cent from July.
In a remarkable result, four Australian films - 'The Dry', 'Penguin Bloom', 'High Ground' and 'Occupation: Rainfall' - took home almost 50 per cent of the national box office last weekend.