The ABC is rebranding its low-rating ABC2 as ABC Comedy in primetime and applying that brand across all TV, radio and digital platforms.
Add Sucker to the growing list of Australian films that will have event cinema screenings followed a month or so later by DVD and VOD release.
The Australian screen industry can expect minimal growth in filmed entertainment over the next five years as the boom in on-demand services is offset by the continued decline of DVD sales and rentals.
Australian YouTube stars pitched their wares at the MIP Digital Screenings in Cannes last week, leading to some meetings with high-powered online executives.
Screen Australia will present a showcase of the hottest online talent from Down Under at the second edition of the MIP Digital Fronts – set to take place April 15-16 in the Grand Auditorium of Cannes’ Palais des Festivals, with the opening screenings
Director Ben Chessell finishes principal photography on Sucker, his debut feature, in Melbourne today, full of praise for the chemistry between his young lead, YouTube star John Luc, and veteran English actor Timothy Spall.