Driven by Jen Peedom’s 'Mountain' and Jeffrey Walker’s 'Ali’s Wedding', Australian films are enjoying their best month since April, when Walker’s 'Dance Academy: The Movie' grossed $2.1 million.
“We will investigate how money in politics gets in the way of coming up with a lot of solutions to issues like climate change, and what we can do to bring about change. We want to reach the widest possible audience.”
Create NSW has already achieved its target of an average 50:50 gender split in its screen development and production funding programs by 2020.
Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford’s Aquarius Films has received a NSW Creative Achievement Award.
'David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema' is set to premiere on the ABC this year over three episodes, to be followed by a theatrical cut distributed by Transmission.
Writer-director Jennifer Peedom was in her tent at the base camp at Mount Everest when the avalanche struck last month, killing 16 Nepali guides.
Australia's documentary makers are less affected by production shutdowns than most other sectors of the screen industry - apart from the large cohort of animators who are still working remotely.
The Sheffield Doc/Fest has announced its program for 2008, which will include five Australian projects - two international premieres and three European premieres.