Inspired by true events, David Vincent Smith’s 'He Ain’t Heavy' follows a desperate sister who kidnaps her beloved brother to save him from addiction.
WA-filmed dramas 'Kid Snow' and 'He Ain't Heavy' will have their world premieres at this year's Sydney Film Festival, joining 'In Vitro' and documentaries 'Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line' and 'The Pool' in the Australian contingent.
David Vincent Smith's feature directorial debut 'He Ain't Heavy' led the winners at Sunday evening's WA Screen Culture Awards, picking up four prizes.
David Vincent Smith's debut feature 'He Ain't Heavy' may have yet to officially premiere, but it is still the most nominated title for this year's WA Screen Culture Awards.
The third seasons of ABC series' 'Ginger and the Vegesaurs' and 'The Newsreader', as well as a new film from Sophie Hyde about Oscar Wilde's wife, are among the projects to share in $10 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
Screenwest’s West Coast Visions funding, which backs debut feature directors from WA, has proven to be one of the country’s most effective talent escalators. From this year onward, Screen Australia will commit an extra $500,000 to the initiative annually. IF talks to recent recipients, the teams behind 'He Ain't Heavy', now in post, and 'Birthright', now fully financed and set to enter production later this year.