As in 2009, Jessica Watson's quest to sail around the globe unassisted is set to be played out in front of a global audience in the form of Sarah Spillane's 'True Spirit'.
IF is back from the holiday break and ready to report on all things screen for 2023. Here's the news that led us into the new year.
A who's who of Australian acting talent will contend the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards, with Hugh Jackman, Margot Robbie, Cate Blanchett, and Elizabeth Debicki all landing nominations.
Rachel Griffiths, Claudia Karvan, and Brooke Satchwell are among the industry figures lending a hand to Screenworks for the organisation's annual fundraiser.
ACMA data showing five of the major SVODs – Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix, Paramount+, and Stan – spent $335.1 million in 2021/22 on Australian programming demonstrates the viability of 20 per cent local content obligation for streamers, SPA says.
Netflix has added more Celeste Barber to its catalogue for 2023 in the form of a new comedy special taken from the Sydney Opera House leg of her live tour.
Created by Paddy Macrae, Matchbox Pictures/NBCUniversal International Studios’ 'Irreverent' follows criminal mediator Paulo Keegan (Colin Donnell) as he flees the United States after a mediation gone wrong and assumes the identity of Reverend Mackenzie “Mack” Boyd in Clump, a small, Australian beach town hundreds of miles away from civilisation and phone reception.
Netflix, ABC, SBS and Paramount ANZ are among the 16 seed funders and founding members of Sustainable Screens Australia, a new initiative which will provide education, tools and resources to measure and reduce the industry’s environmental impact.