Prolific screenwriter Anya Beyersdorf says her excitement level has gone through the roof as she collaborates with director Rachel Ward on one of the segments of the ABC's female-driven Shakespeare Now anthology.
Screen Producers Australia is inviting applications for its Ones to Watch program, which will be again be held online.
Australia is more than capable of producing a worldwide streaming hit series, but its creators must first be willing to navigate the cultural parameters of overseas markets, according to local production companies.
Australia's largest production houses and a number of independent producers have asked Prime Minister Scott Morrison for urgent funding to help the industry get back on its feet.
BBC One has acquired both series of Hoodlum Entertainment/Network 10's Five Bedrooms from NBCUniversal Global Distribution.
After years of creating fictional characters in such series as 'House Husbands', 'Offspring', 'The Wrong Girl' and 'Playing for Keeps', Christine Bartlett allowed herself the freedom to do something unprecedented in 'Five Bedrooms'.
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of four screen industry events, halted production on Netflix's Clickbait and two major movies, and postponed shooting of two big TV reality shows.
When UK-based actor Daniel Lapaine was asked by his mate Tim Minchin to play his brother in Lingo Pictures/Foxtel's Upright, he was both surprised and delighted.