Australia is among the most represented countries in the field of international nominees for this year's Rockie Awards, with titles up in six categories.
One of the first films to go into production within Australia during the pandemic period will have its worldwide debut on Netflix next month.
"But as we progressed and she became more determined, Sam and I started to realise this was much bigger than mum's story and had a far greater reach."
Following on from their collaboration on 'Stateless' and the upcoming ABC drama 'Fires', Liz Watts has signed an overall television deal with Matchbox Pictures.
ABC Commercial has inked a pre-sale of Wayne Blair and Nel Minchin's documentary 'Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra' to Swedish public broadcaster SVT, for the SVT2 and SVT Play platforms.
Netflix will invest more than $500,000 across two years into training initiatives designed to support First Nations communities and storytellers.
Keshet International has sold Seven Studios mini-series 'Secret Bridesmaids Business' to a slew of territories in Europe, including Channel 4 in the UK, as well as to New Zealand and Indonesia.
The games industry is among the early winners of next week's Federal Budget, which will include a 30 per cent Digital Games Tax Offset.