Hoodlum Entertainment's Nathan Mayfield was devastated when the pandemic forced a halt to filming the third season of the ABC's Harrow and the second of Network 10's Five Bedrooms.
Leaving our creative industry and its workers to founder makes absolutely no sense, culturally, emotionally or economically, writes Noni Hazlehurst.
Most independent production companies and thousands of freelancers in the screen industry face financial hardship as they don't qualify for the Federal Government's $1,500 a fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy.
Jennifer Naughton, RGM Artists' head of literary, explains how the agency's clients are coping with the pandemic and addresses, the lack of JobKeeper support and the exciting prospect of making content with Australian talent to export to the world.
Screen Australia has decided to postpone the introduction of the revised documentary programs from July 1 until 2021, to the dismay of some factual filmmakers who wanted the new regime to happen sooner.
The MEAA's The Great Australian Binge initiative, which invites people to vote online for the Australian film or show they’ve loved watching in lockdown, reveals a large fondness for nostalgic TV.
The US studios and independents have booked more than two dozen films for the US summer season, starting with the launch of Disney/Pixar’s Soul on June 19.