Netflix drama 'Pieces of Her', AMC Studios fantasy series 'Firebite', and costume designer Cappi Ireland were the big winners at the Australian Production Design Guild Awards on Sunday.
David Wenham was set to fly to Vancouver to star in Netflix drama series 'Pieces of Her' when the producers were forced to shut down production on the day principal photography was due to start.
The NSW production sector has received a welcome boost amid the ongoing Greater Sydney lockdown, with the news that HBO Films' 'Days of Abandonment', starring Natalie Portman, will commence filming in the state this month.
The Federal Government has splashed $21.58 million to lure two Netflix titles to Australia: feature film 'Escape From Spiderhead', due to shoot on the Gold Coast, and eight-part series 'Pieces of Her', bound for Sydney.
Netflix director of local originals Que Minh Luu says the streamer hopes to "flex and experiment" with its storytelling from Australia in the year ahead.
For Harry Greenwood, the best screen projects to either act in or watch have darkness backed up against humour, just like in life.
Nicholas Burton went from filming Netflix's 'Pieces of Her' to ABC series surf series 'Barons' last year.
'The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson', 'Peter Rabbit 2', 'Wyrmwood: Apocalypse', 'Mortal Kombat' and 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' lead the feature film nominees for the upcoming Australian Production Design Guild Awards, while 'La Brea', 'Firebite', 'Pieces of Her', 'Frayed' and 'New Gold Mountain' lead in TV.