Canadian actress and writer Fawzia Mirza has signed on to direct an adaptation of Su Dharmapala's The Wedding Season, which Sri Lankan-Australian actress Menik Gooneratne wrote and will star in.
Production on anthology feature 'My Melbourne', produced by Mind Blowing Entertainment, is set to get underway this month in collaboration with high-profile Indian directors Kabir Khan, Onir, Rimas Das and Imtiaz Ali.
Growing up in a remote town in South Australia in the 1950s, Emma Freeman's mother often heard the circus troupe which camped in fields nearby.
Tracey Rigney, Emma Freeman, Tanya Modini, Laura Scrivano, Zoe Pepper, Eve Spence and Amin Palangi are among the directors who will take part in Attagirl, the new lab dedicated to creating production and distribution pathways for feature films by female and non-binary creative teams.
The suspension and postponement of numerous screen productions has disrupted directors as much as any industry cohort - but many continue to develop film and TV projects.
Screen Australia is backing Bunya Productions, Aunty Donna, Mememe Productions and Southern Pictures among the recipients of more than $1.2 million in funding in its latest Enterprise Business & Ideas and Enterprise People initiatives.
Steve Baker’s 'This is Desmondo Ray!', a live action/animated series about a peculiar man who searches for love in a dark and troubling world., has been voted world champion at the Web Series World Cup.
Director Mairi Cameron feels grateful her feature debut 'The Second' has the potential to reach a wider audience than “a little Australian film” of its ilk typically might.