With the content landscape continuing to broaden, IF spoke with Amazon Prime Video head of content for Australia and New Zealand, Tyler Bern; Netflix director of originals in Australia Que Minh Luu, and Stan’s chief content officer Cailah Scobie about the direction of their respective slates for 2022.
While the AACTA International Awards always naturally have a slight Australasian bent, this year felt particularly so, with multiple awards for Jane Campion's 'The Power of the Dog', including star Kodi Smit-McPhee, as well as Nicole Kidman and Murray Bartlett.
Happy new year! The IF team are back on deck. Here's what happened while we were away.
The Netflix executive responsible for bringing South Korean phenomenon Squid Game to screens has joined Screen Forever as a keynote speaker.
Screenworks and Netflix have named the four trainees who will be employed from February as part of the Regional Crew Development Program.
Screen practitioners with disability have been selected for professional development opportunities across Netflix, Jungle Entertainment, Animal Logic, SBS, Fremantle Media, and Industrial Light and Magic as part of the state government's Createability Internship Program.
Jane Campion, Nicole Kidman, and Kodi Smit-McPhee have will carry local hopes in the film categories at January's Golden Globes, while Sarah Snook and producer Tony McNamara will fly the flag in the television awards.
Actor and comedian Celeste Barber will executive produce and star in new Netflix ANZ comedy drama, 'Wellmania', based on the book by author and journalist Brigid Delaney.