A series of nightmarish journeys for TikTok, a choose-your-own-adventure interactive romantic comedy, and the third season of 'Meta Runner' are among the online projects set to share in $1.8 million from Screen Australia.
First-time feature directors Thomas Wright ('Acute Misfortune'), John Sheedy ('H is for Happiness'), Ben Lawrence ('Hearts and Bones') and Natalie Erika James ('Relic') will vie for the Australian Directors' Guild Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film ($1 million or over) against Sophie Hyde ('Animals') and Wayne Blair ('Top End Wedding').
Griffith University researchers have launched a survey to assess the state of mental health in workers across the film and television industry.
Screen Queensland has selected the five projects to premiere at this Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) as part of its RIDE Shorts program, with Hailey Bartholomew's Ageless, Vorakorn Ruetaivanichkul's Second Language, Linda Marie Curry's Journey of Hope, Miriam Dynevor's Mitta, and Katrina Channells' Cattle Duff all making the cut.
Peter Hegedus' 'Sorella's Story' and Ryan Griffen's 'Lustration' join the Australian contingent for next month's Venice International Film Festival, selected as part of the Venice Immersive strand.
Queensland based Freshwater Productions has praised filmmakers of the documentaries Rare Chicken Rescue and Roller Derby Dolls following their high profile nominations at the ATOM Awards, and the Best Documentary nomination for Rare Chicken Rescue for the