First-time feature directors Thomas Wright ('Acute Misfortune'), John Sheedy ('H is for Happiness'), Ben Lawrence ('Hearts and Bones') and Natalie Erika James ('Relic') will vie for the Australian Directors' Guild Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film ($1 million or over) against Sophie Hyde ('Animals') and Wayne Blair ('Top End Wedding').
For teens by teens, Paramount+'s next Australian original, 'More Than This', premieres March 4.
Screenwest will help fund the development of six new features from creatives including Alison James, Roderick MacKay, Zak Hilditch, Ben Young, Martin Wilson and Stephen McCallum.
John Sheedy’s ‘Mrs McCutcheon’ and Claire Randall’s ‘Wolfe’ are headed to International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, where they will compete in the children and youth competition.
Set in the 80s, ABC's 'In Our Blood' tells the story of people from politics, medicine and affected communities grappling separately with a terrifying new disease.
Paramount+ will showcase an authentic take on the teen experience next year with drama 'More Than This'.
Nine-year-old Lily La Torre and rescue dog Squid will star alongside the likes of Jai Courtney, Celeste Barber, Deborah Mailman, Matt Day and Jack Thompson in John Sheedy's 'Runt', which will start production in WA next month.
John Sheedy's debut feature H is for Happiness has been acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films in North America and Germany's Telepool as well as distributors in multiple other markets.