Scouting locations for The Moon and the Sun, a fantasy/adventure film starring Pierce Brosnan, Bill Nighy and Fan Bing Bing, the producers weighed offers from a number of countries.
William Hurt has replaced Bill Nighy in one of the key supporting roles in The Moon and the Sun, a fantasy/adventure which starts shooting in Paris next week and moves to Melbourne in mid-April.
Shooting his first film in Australia, fantasy/adventure The Moon and the Sun, US producer Bill Mechanic is so rapt with the Australian crew he's keen to work with them again.
The ailing screen production sector is set to get a major boost with more than $80 million worth of films, TV dramas and a documentary receiving funding from Screen Australia.
Screen NSW is investing $400,000 in 2:22, a psychological thriller from Australian writer-director Paul Currie.
Teresa Palmer, Game of Thrones' Michiel Huisman and The Railway Man's Sam Reid head the cast of 2.22, director Paul Currie's romantic thriller which starts shooting in Sydney on Monday.
Mel Gibson is in talks to direct a WW2 drama in Australia, his first film as a director since Apocalypto in 2006.
The extraordinary growth of the Chinese film industry has seen it emerge as a global player. The Chinese industry is looking abroad to further its film-making expertise and help bring its films to an international audience. Can Australia compete as film i