Set in Sydney in the summer of 1959, 'Ladies in Black' is the story of suburban schoolgirl Lisa, who takes a summer job at a large department store where she works alongside a group of saleswomen who open her eyes to a world beyond her sheltered existence
While local films were quiet at the box office last year, Aussie TV drama boomed. Jackie Keast catches up with industry leaders to reflect on 2016 and canvass the challenges of the year ahead.
Produced by Trevor Blainey ('Noise', 'Cut Snake') and written by Nigel Karikari, the film will tell the story of Selina, a vampire who returns to a remote farmstead to destroy the last vestiges of her humanity – her long abandoned son.
The Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS), Screen Australia and the state funding agencies have united to put on a skills development program for emerging practitioners from diverse backgrounds.
“We have a lot of films that are looking to go into production in the last quarter of 2017 or the first quarter of 2018 which big sales companies, gap lenders, financiers and distributors are actively pursuing."
The volume of TV drama and TV documentary production in Australia has slumped in the past four years due to fewer commissions from free-to-air broadcasters, according to a survey released today.
“We have had to get out of the entry-level film market as a result of funding cuts," said Screen Australia COO Fiona Cameron.
Screen Australia’s revelation that it can no longer afford to support entry-level feature filmmakers has been criticised by the Australian Directors Guild and some producers, writers and directors.