NBCUniversal's second season of 'La Brea', currently shooting in Melbourne, is believed to be one of the first productions globally to use a hybrid lithium-ion battery system to power its unit base - saving up to an estimated 20,000 litres of diesel fuel a month.
Among the productions impacted by the SAG-AFTRA strike are multiple international titles lured to Australia via the Location Incentive, which may be on hiatus until the strike is resolved.
'The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson', 'Peter Rabbit 2', 'Wyrmwood: Apocalypse', 'Mortal Kombat' and 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' lead the feature film nominees for the upcoming Australian Production Design Guild Awards, while 'La Brea', 'Firebite', 'Pieces of Her', 'Frayed' and 'New Gold Mountain' lead in TV.
AppleTV+'s 'Metropolis' will shoot in Victoria, with both state and federal governments also investing in new virtual production infrastructure and training at Docklands Studios Melbourne to support.
Making it to Los Angeles is a common aspiration among young Australian actors but Chloe De Los Santos is treading a path that is all her own.
The NSW production sector has received a welcome boost amid the ongoing Greater Sydney lockdown, with the news that HBO Films' 'Days of Abandonment', starring Natalie Portman, will commence filming in the state this month.
The ego is set to land in Victoria next year, with the news that the state will house production on Michael Gracey's Robbie Williams biopic, 'Better Man'.
'Elvis', 'Three Thousand Years of Longing', and 'Poker Face' have dominated the feature film categories for this year's Australian Production Design Guild Awards, set to be held in August.