This year's Academy Award nominations are a showcase of Australian and New Zealand talent, with Jane Campion's 'The Power of the Dog' leading the race with 12 nominations, and further nods for Nicole Kidman, 'Dune' cinematographer Greig Fraser and the 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' VFX team.
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.
IF speaks to director Garth Davis, producer Angie Fielder and screenwriter Luke Davies about turning Saroo Brierley’s 2013 book 'A Long Way Home' into an Oscar-nominated feature.
Australian writer/director Andrew Dominik's 'Blonde' will premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival in September, alongside Florian Zeller's The Son, produced by See-Saw Films and starring Hugh Jackman. Australian short 'Love Forever', directed by Clare Young and EP'd by Jane Campion, has been selected for Orizzonti.
In addition to host Rebel Wilson, there is set to be a significant Antipodean presence at this year's BAFTA Awards, with Jane Campion's 'The Power of the Dog' scoring some eight nominations today, and cinematographer Greig Fraser also recognised for his lensing of 'Dune'.
New seasons of children’s series, 'The PM’s Daughter' and 'Little J & Big Cuz' are among the eight projects that will share in $5.5 million of production funding from Screen Australia
Australia’s most reluctant Hollywood triumph, Hannah Gadsby, has capped off a meteoric 18 month ride, securing the Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for Netflix Original production, 'Nanette'.
Production has begun in Victoria on Garth Davis' sci-fi psychological thriller 'Foe', starring Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre.