While the weekend was all about the launch 'Mission: Impossible -Dead Reckoning Part One' for most cinemas, Paramount is not publicly releasing figures for the film until after its "official" premiere date on Thursday. Yet most exhibitors report a strong response.
Former Nickelodeon Australia director of television Hugh Baldwin has joined Flying Bark’s production arm After Bark as executive producer of development.
Paramount Australia and New Zealand has commissioned an eight-part series hosted by social media sensations The Inspired Unemployed and produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia.
Screen Producers Australia has released the full program for this year's Screen Forever conference, shaping its schedule around the strands of Story and Vision, Shifting the Status Quo and Markets, and Trends & Finance.
The satirical headlines of "Australia's oldest and favourite newspaper" are making their way to the screen in the form of Paramount original series 'The Betoota Advocate Presents'.
Looming decisions from the Federal Government about the shape of content obligations for SVOD services have given the country's free-to-air broadcasters plenty of food for thought as they attempt to maintain momentum in an increasingly competitive market.
While the Federal Government has outlined plans for content obligations on streaming services, the office of Arts Minister Tony Burke has dismissed a media report of a 20 per cent revenue requirement as "totally speculative".
Rachel Griffiths, Claudia Karvan, and Brooke Satchwell are among the industry figures lending a hand to Screenworks for the organisation's annual fundraiser.