Graeme Mason has warned there will be permanent job losses in the entertainment industry once the coronavirus pandemic has passed.
The Australian TV drama production sector has virtually ground to a halt with multiple shows suspending shooting last Friday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kingston Anderson is stepping down after eight years as CEO of the Australian Directors’ Guild.