Higher Ground, owned by Barack and Michelle Obama, will produce director Jennifer Peedom's first narrative feature 'Tenzing' for Netflix – based on the true story of Tenzing Norgay, the man who first reached the summit of Everest along with Sir Edmund Hillary.
Luke Davies, Alethea Jones, Animal Logic CEO Zareh Nalbandian and Columbia Pictures' director of creative development Jiao Chen will be the mentors in this year's Mentor LA program.
Australians in Film (AiF) is partnering with Amazon Studios to stage industry panels, roundtable conversations and Q&As designed to foster partnerships between the Australia and Hollywood creatives and decision makers.
Screen Australia has announced $3.5 million worth of funding for 18 documentaries, including a feature-length project from CJZ about tennis star Jelena Dokic; a portrait of Lion and Beautiful Boy screenwriter Luke Davies; and a 10-part series that will see lawyer and advocate Julian Burnside in conversation with human rights leaders.
Director Kim Farrant’s follow up to 'Strangerland', 'Angel of Mine', will kick off production in Melbourne in April with Noomi Rapace to star.
Director Kate Dennis will be honoured as a trailblazing woman in Hollywood at this year’s Australians in Film (AiF) Awards.
Joel Edgerton, Chris Hemsworth, Margot Robbie, Rebel Wilson, Garth Davis, Cate Shortland, Jocelyn Moorhouse and Eva Orner are among the Australians who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
IF speaks to director Garth Davis, producer Angie Fielder and screenwriter Luke Davies about turning Saroo Brierley’s 2013 book 'A Long Way Home' into an Oscar-nominated feature.