The Australian Directors Guild and Fremantle have signed a landmark deal covering all directors working on 'Neighbours'.
The writers of 'All Is True', 'Hotel Mumbai', 'Relic', 'Ride Like a Girl' and 'The Favourite' have been nominated for best original feature film in the 52nd annual AWGIE Awards.
Kingston Anderson is stepping down after eight years as CEO of the Australian Directors’ Guild.
Fremantle has produced a 'Neighbours' spin-off of five, 22-minute episodes which focus on a group of students as they prepare for their final exams.
Network 10 and the UK's Channel 5 have commissioned an extra five episodes of Fremantle's Neighbours to make the show's 35th anniversary.
In 2008 Deborra-lee Furness founded About Change, a not-for-profit organisation which supports and educates families and communities in caring for displaced children - an abiding passion which she will bring to directing episodes of Neighbours.
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of four screen industry events, halted production on Netflix's Clickbait and two major movies, and postponed shooting of two big TV reality shows.
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy and growing toll on the screen industry, resulting in the postponement of numerous TV shows and widespread job losses.