The impact of the devastating bushfires of last summer will be explored in six-part drama 'The Fires', currently in development at the ABC.
Prolific screenwriter Anya Beyersdorf says her excitement level has gone through the roof as she collaborates with director Rachel Ward on one of the segments of the ABC's female-driven Shakespeare Now anthology.
After 23 years and a body of work that spans 15 features, five TV series, two docos and three shorts, Porchlight Films will cease operations as founding partners Vincent Sheehan, Liz Watts and Anita Sheehan move on to pursue new opportunities individually.
Female-led TV drama projects from Good Thing Productions, Matchbox Pictures and Porchlight Films are among the four selected to be developed through Film Victoria and SBS's Pitch to Pilot initiative, aimed at bringing compelling stories from diverse voices to screen.
Justin Kurzel's 'True History of the Kelly Gang' launched in the UK last Friday, drawing mostly enthusiastic reviews but lukewarm interest from moviegoers.
Screenwriting is often such a lonely pursuit that Tamara Asmar really relishes her time brainstorming in writers' rooms, likening the experience to being in a confessional.
Shannon Murphy's debut feature 'Babyteeth', a bittersweet comedy starring Ben Mendelsohn, Essie Davis, Eliza Scanlen and Toby Wallace, will have its world premiere in official competition at the Venice International Film Festival.
Directors Jennifer Kent and Ivan Sen, producer Liz Watts and Oscar-nominated production designer Fiona Crombie have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.