Writer Lucy Campbell, director Matt Vesely, and producer Bettina Hamilton have become the first team from South Australia's Film Lab: New Voices development program to have their project greenlit for production.
Eight creatives from three teams will undertake 12-months of skills development and mentoring as part of Film Lab: New Voices after progressing to the initiative's next phase.
Realising the long-term ambitions of its organisers, Adelaide Film Festival will become an annual event from this year onwards following a $2 million investment from the new state government.
The Adelaide Film Festival has unveiled the full program for its first annual edition, which carries the theme of A Celebration of Imagination.
The Midnighters section at this year's South By Southwest will have a healthy Australian contingent, including the world premiere of the Cairnes brothers' 'Late Night with the Devil'.
Alongside a range of Australian and international titles, this year's Gold Coast Film Festival is set to once again spotlight the city's emerging filmmakers, hosting the world premieres of Lauren Ann-Smith's 'Against the Tide', Jude Kalman's 'Red Dust Challenge' and Damian Hussey's 'Girls' Night Out'.
Animated space comedy 'Lesbian Space Princess' has joined sci-fi thriller 'Monolith' in being greenlit for production after being developed through South Australia's Film Lab: New Voices initiative.
The full line-up for this year's Melbourne International Film Festival was revealed Tuesday evening, with a significant number of Australian additions, such as the world premieres of Jason Raftopoulos' sophomore feature 'Voices in Deep' and Matthew Adekponya's behind-the-scenes look at how the Boomers took bronze in Tokyo, 'Rose Gold'.