Nearly 30 projects, including a new animated series from Ludo Studio, will benefit from more than $810,000 of story development funding from Screen Australia.
Screen Australia and Australians in Film have announced the recipients for the Talent Gateway and the Global Producers Exchange programs.
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, known for his roles in 'Heartbreak High', 'The Dry', and 'The Claremont Murders' has stepped behind the camera to direct new short 'Dusty'.
Tween political dramedy 'The PM's Daughter' is back on the ABC for a second season June 12.
'Blaze', 'How To Please A Woman', 'Sissy' and 'Sweet As' will contend for the best original feature prize at this year’s AWGIE Awards, while 'Mrs Harris Goes to Paris', 'The Stranger' and 'The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson' are up for the adapted gong. 'The Newsreader' leads in television with two nominations alongside 'Total Control', 'Firebite', 'Bump' and 'Heartbreak High'.
Actress and producer Rose Byrne will appear alongside Academy Award-winning producer Moylle Asher and MTV co-founder and television producer Fred Siebert at the Australian International Screen Forum this month as part of the event's industry program.
Screen Australia has announced the eight creatives that will travel to the Big Apple next month as part of the Talent USA: New York program.