US star Thomas Jane ('The Expanse', 'Hung') has been announced as the lead for ABC crime series 'Troppo', due to shoot on the Gold Coast and Far North Queensland mid-year.
Independent cinema operators are cautiously optimistic about the road ahead as they push forward with their SCREEN Fund applications.
Shannon Murphy has been nominated for the BAFTA Award for best direction for her debut feature, 'Babyteeth'.
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.
Producers of narrative features and feature documentaries fear that reducing the Producer Offset for films to 30 per cent will have a devastating impact on theatrical releases.
Australia's lucky run at the box office continues. Four out of the five highest grossing films last weekend were local titles, with new release 'Long Story Short' joining the ranks with 'The Dry', 'Penguin Bloom' and 'High Ground'.
Stan and TVNZ have co-commissioned an ANZ version of 'RuPaul's Drag Race', to be hosted by RuPaul together with regular co-judge Michelle Visage.
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.