"People seem to have really responded to the film as something more than just a romance - they have been enthralled and moved by the story of mental health and its effects on individuals and their families. I’m really proud of that."
Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher has doubled down on criticism of the ABC for its response to potential local content obligations, but has sympathised with other industry views on the green paper – namely the call for streaming platforms to spend 20 per cent of their local revenue on Australian content.
Storm Ashwood’s war thriller 'Escape and Evasion' will be released on Netflix next month after the streamer negotiated a deal with production company Bronte Pictures.
Requirements on global services seem an easy answer — and who doesn’t want more Australian TV? — but this call ignores complex realities of how the TV business and its funding have changed, write Amanda Lotz and Anna Potter in this cross-posting from The Conversation.
"For a screenplay to become a movie, you not only need all the planets to be in alignment but you need to fire a pistol from the surface of Mercury and it's got to go through flaming hoops on each planet."
Sci-fi adventure '2067' has proven to be a standout among local audiences, with Netflix revealing Seth Larney's film has spent the most days as the most popular movie in the country since the streaming platform added ranking lists to the service.
Elsa Pataky and Luke Bracey will lead the cast of Netflix action film 'Interceptor', with shooting to commence in Sydney later this month.
Season two of family television series 'Alien TV' - a Canadian-Australian co-production between eOne and POP Family Entertainment - will premiere on Netflix globally next month.