The grassroots campaign for Jeremy Sims' Last Cab to Darwin had paid off handsomely as the drama starring Michael Caton, Mark Coles Smith, Jacki Weaver and Ningali Lawford-Wolf opened strongly last weekend.
Feature films directed by Robert Connolly, Jeremy Sims, Kriv Stenders and first-time directors Maziar Lahooti and Natalie Erika James have received production investment from Screen Australia.
When Endemol Shine Australia's Mark Fennessy and Imogen Banks started developing a drama inspired by the Royal Flying Doctors Service two years ago, neither could have imagined how much more topical and relevant the subject would become.
Based on real-life stories, Seven/Endemol Shine Banks' 'RFDS' portrays the modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Screen Australia recently announced a $5.4 million investment in six feature films, including Kim Farrants 'Strangerland', triggering over $32.3 million in production expenditure.
After making his screen debut as the star, writer and co-producer of an Australian teenage romantic comedy, Hal Cumpston could not have imagined what would happen next.
WWI film Beneath Hill 60 has become the third local feature this year to pass $2 million at the box office
FX will not renew 'Mr InBetween', confirming that the show's upcoming third season will be its last.