24 features, five online series and two "high-end" television projects have received development funding.
A family film co-produced by Ridley Scott, a live action/animated children’s anthology and features directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and first-timers Corrie Chen and Vanessa Gazy have received development funding from Screen Australia.
The adaptation of Rosalie Ham's novel opened on 39 screens in nine American cities, taking $180,522 in its first weekend, an average of $5,014.
Maslin is the keynote speaker at the Gold Coast Film Festival's third annual Women In Film lunch. Presented by Screen Queensland, the lunch recognises the contribution of women in film and television in Australia.
The Dressmaker has passed $20 million at the box office, earning $20,011,313 by yesterday.
Director Jocelyn Moorhouse has wrapped production on feature film The Dressmaker, which has been shooting at Docklands Studio Melbourne and various locations in Victoria for the past eight weeks.
US star Thomas Jane ('The Expanse', 'Hung') has been announced as the lead for ABC crime series 'Troppo', due to shoot on the Gold Coast and Far North Queensland mid-year.
Travis Fimmel, Simon Baker, Phoebe Tonkin, Bryan Brown, and Anthony La Paglia will bring Trent Dalton's 'Boy Swallows Universe' to life for Netflix, with production on the eight-part series now underway in Brisbane.