Local films from directors Jo-Anne Brechin and Steven McGregor are among the 12 world premieres to feature on the line-up for MIFF 68½ - Melbourne International Film Festival's upcoming digital-only iteration.
Monica Zanetti's screenplay of 'Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt)', Ben Lawrence and Beatrix Christian's 'Hearts and Bones' and Ally Burnham's 'Unsound' have been nominated for best original feature in the 53rd annual AWGIE Awards.
Rosie Lourde’s career looks set to accelerate on the back of multiple deals for 'Romance on the Menu', her feature directing debut produced by the Steve Jaggi Company.
Screen Australia and Australians in Film have revealed the participants for this year's Talent Gateway and the Global Producers Exchange programs.
New seasons of 'Total Control' and children's titles 'Rock Island Mysteries' and 'Strange Chores', as well as feature film projects from Northern Pictures, Made Up Stories and Causeway Films are among the nine projects that will share in $12 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
'Ellie and Abbie' star Zoe Terakes has made history ahead of this year's AACTA Awards, becoming the first non-binary Australian actor in consideration for Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film.
The time when cis-gender people could play transgender characters on screen is fast disappearing, according to Zoe Terakes.
Since Zoe Terakes came out, the proudly gay actor has not been offered any screen roles as straight characters - but that has not hindered the 19-year-old’s flourishing career.