Screen industry groups have welcomed a new parliamentary inquiry into the growth and sustainability of Australian film and TV as an opportunity to address “long-term systemic issues.â€
Brietta Hague, Amanda Hood, Rebecca Ingram and Shelly Lauman have been chosen as the recipients of the inaugural Metro Screen Fellowships.
The Australian Directors Guild is spearheading efforts to get female directors working in television drama and on commercials.
The nominees for best feature direction at this year’s ADG Awards are Garth Davis ('Lion'), Simon Stone ('The Daughter'), Ben Young ('Hounds of Love'), Craig Boreham ('Teenage Kicks') and Jonathan Leahy ('Skin Deep'). All are celebrated for their featur
Weir will present the Best Direction in a Feature Film award at the awards in Melbourne.
Fifield said the content review is looking for an "identification of a mix of regulation and incentives fit for a multi-platform, highly competitive digital era".
With two parallel yet overlapping inquiries under way into the Australian screen sector, what can the industry realistically hope will be the outcome?
Australian film and television directors are fleeing to Hollywood in ever-greater numbers; some of them vowing never to return. While their talent is applauded around the world, here at home our directors are battling for the respect and remuneration they