When Matt Levett was nominated for this year’s Heath Ledger Scholarship along with 17 other rising talents, the actor didn’t fancy his chances amongst what he described as a “an intimidating†line-up.
FremantleMedia’s six-parter begins shooting later this month. Amanda Brotchie ('Agony, 'This is Littleton', 'Lowdown') will direct alongside the previously announced Michael Rymer and Canadian Larysa Kondracki.
FremantleMedia Australia’s re-imagining of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' has landed another key sale, this time to France, after Amazon Prime Video bought the US rights.
When Toby Wallace was cast as the son of the former lover of Russell Crowe’s character in Stan’s 'Romper Stomper' series, Geoffrey Wright was quick to dismiss suggestions the young actor is the next Crowe.
“Lily is a star and she is compelling. The camera loves her, she commands real authority, she occupies the screen and you don’t doubt for a minute that she could bash your head in,” says 'Romper Stomper' producer John Edwards.
Five horror shorts by emerging Indigenous filmmakers commissioned by the ABC and Screen Australia will premiere as a 75-minute anthology at the Sydney Film Festival.
Isabel Lucas, Hunter Page-Lochard, Lily Sullivan and US actor Bobbi Salvor Menuez ('Transparent', 'Nocturnal Animals') lead the ensemble cast of Daniel Askill's debut feature film, a currently untitled psychological thriller.
Gravitas Ventures will launch Luke Eve's romantic drama 'I Met a Girl' in the US as a Premium VOD release on September 11, followed a month later by VOD on a dozen digital platforms.