The proposal to halve Foxtel's local drama quota will have a contractionary impact on the industry, reduce jobs and damage cultural outcomes, according to screen industry guilds and organisations.
Impact Australia is inviting applications for the second iteration of its screenwriter accelerator program, which will take place in-person in Melbourne after being held virtually last year.
New releases 'Dream Horse' and 'Spirit Untamed' couldn't catch 'The Conjuring 3', 'A Quiet Place Part II' and 'Cruella'.
A range of digital, documentary, and feature productions are among the beneficiaries of a new funding round from Film Victoria, which will see $3.9 million go towards 12 productions.
For creative technologist and screenwriter Jessie Hughes, female-driven animated television wasn't easy to find growing up.
ACMI director of film programs Kristy Matheson will depart the institution to take up a new role as the creative director of Scotland’s Centre for the Moving Image (CMI), following a global search.
The response of Australian cinemas to the pandemic has inspired new research from the Queensland University of Technology about the connection between audiences and the big screen experience.
The current Sydney lockdown and the tightening of restrictions across the country has dealt another blow to exhibitors.