After playing characters who were in chains or oppressed earlier in her career, Natasha Wanganeen is relishing the chance to portray a wide diversity of roles.
AACTA has announced the recipient of AACTA Pitch: Mother, with Rhona Rees receiving $10,000 in development funds and an exclusive distribution deal with Monster Pictures for her concept 'Freya'.
Monster Pictures' Grant Hardie and Pictures in Paradise's Chris Brown have formed a genre film production company in partnership with new international financier Fairvale Entertainment.
After last year's iteration saw six projects optioned, AACTA is set to re-team with Monster Pictures to run a horror and genre film development initiative.
Applications are open for AACTA Pitch: BITE, a feature film development initiative in partnership with Monster Pictures.
Eight finalists will compete in AACTA and Monster Pictures pitch competition, Pitch: Isolation, with the winner to receive $10,000 in development funding and a theatrical distribution agreement.
Monster Fest has called for submissions for the 2019 edition which returns to Cinema Nova, with plans for continued expansion nationally in partnership with Event Cinemas.
Filmmaking teams entering AACTA Pitch: Mother should think about their idea in terms of audience and trust the process, according to last year's winners.