Star Wars: The Force Awakens is about to crack $70 million at the local BO after racking up a weekend gross of $8.9 million on 324 screens, according to Rentrak estimates.
Dealmaking with streamers was once again on the agenda at last week's Screen Forever, as a selection of prominent Australian producers recounted their experiences of negotiating with various platforms.
Marcus Graham and Shari Sebbens will be among the ensemble cast of Matchbox Pictures and For Pete’s Sake Productions 30-episode serial drama 'The Heights', which started production today in Perth for the ABC.
'The Dressmaker'’s Jocelyn Moorhouse will make her first foray into television directing on the third season of Matchbox Pictures and R&R Productions’ 'Wanted'.
Matchbox Pictures’ 6-part ABC2 comedy series Maximum Choppage has been selected to screen in the Professional Window section of the 2015 Series Mania in Paris this April.
Production companies Screentime and Matchbox Pictures will set up Adeliade offices, thanks to a partnership with the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC).
Director Emma Freeman and producer Joanna Werner talk to IF about shooting political thriller Secret City in Canberra.
After nine years in-house at Matchbox Pictures, producer Julie Eckersley reflects on her recent return to solo producing.