Nearly 30 projects will share in $975,000 of story development funding from Screen Australia, including a television series inspired by the 1999 film 'Two Hands' from director Gregor Jordan, and a family feature film from the producers of 'Bluey'.
Justin Kurzel's 'Nitram' left an indelible impression on critics following its premiere at Cannes Film Festival on Friday, with many singling out the film's tone and performances for praise.
Yvonne Strahovski, a trio of title designers, and Rising Sun Pictures will carry Australian hopes at this year's Emmy awards, while Nicole Kidman and Joel Edgerton both missed out in Tuesday evening's nominations announcement.
Jason Raftopoulos has wrapped on his next feature film 'Voices in Deep' in Athens, starring newcomer Hannah Sims in the lead as an Australian humanitarian.
In stipulating the use of 4K (or higher) sensor cameras, Netflix radically reduces the aesthetic autonomy of film directors and producers, argues University of Notre Dame's Ari Mattes.
Leah Purcell’s 'The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson', Justin Kurzel’s 'Nitram', anthology feature drama 'Here Out West', and Jennifer Peedom's 'River' will each compete for CinefestOz's $100,000 Film Prize.
There will be a strong Australian contingent at Series Mania in France this year, including Jungle Entertainment's 'Wakefield', Aquarius Films' 'The Unusual Suspects;, Porchlight Films' 'Fisk' and Lazy Susan Pictures' 'Iggy & Ace'.
Jacqui Feeney has been named chief executive of Kentel as the production company prepares to launch its premiere project, 'Luxe Listings Sydney', on Amazon.