The Australian Directors' Guild and Australian Writers' Guild have joined Screen Producers Australia in proposing that SVOD and AVOD services be required to spend 20 per cent of their Australian revenue on local content as part of their submissions to the Federal Government's media reform green paper.
With no new major releases, last weekend saw the lowest box office tally of the year so far.
Melbourne-based private film finance group Elevate Production Finance has hired Shana Levine as head of production investment.
Warner Bros.' 'Those Who Wish Me Dead' was declared DOA as it opened in the US over the weekend, but Australian audiences took to the neo-Western, with the film topping the box office.
A multi-year funding commitment for the Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF) headlined support for the screen industry in Tuesday's Federal Budget.
"Bringing the big city film experience to a small country town is an absolutely great thing for the local residents."
ABC doomsday comedy 'Preppers' has started filming in Sydney, with the six-part series set to air later this year.
In a clash of the actioners, Guy Ritchie's 'Wrath of Man' narrowly defeated 'Mortal Kombat' at the box office last weekend, with the two titles driving almost half of all ticket sales.