In a welcome move for industry, the Federal Government has backtracked on its decision to harmonise the Producer Offset for film and television, announcing on Sunday that the offset will remain at 40 per cent for theatrical features.
Screen Queensland has partnered with Unless Pictures to launch RIDE Shorts, which will support up to six early to mid-career creative teams to create short films to premiere at the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF).
Japan’s highest grossing feature film of all time, 'Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train', is also proving a hit with Australian audiences.
IF has 10 double passes to give away to feature documentary 'Girl's Can't Surf', courtesy of Madman Entertainment.
Director Jennifer Peedom is set to re-team with her 'Mountain' collaborators, the ACO's Richard Tognetti and writer Robert Macfarlene, on new a theatrical documentary, 'River'.
Impending changes to the regulatory environment could negatively impact the type of stories that are told by documentary filmmakers but the sector's ability to adapt should not be underestimated, according to experts.
National Geographic Documentary Films has acquired the worldwide rights to Sally Aitken's documentary about iconic Australian diver and filmmaker Valerie Taylor following its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
In feature documentary 'Girls Can't Surf', director Christopher Nelius tells the story of how a "ragtag bunch of inspired, punk girls" who took on the male-dominated sport of professional surfing in order to achieve equality.