Ludo Studio were the big winners at last night's Screen Producers Australia Awards in Melbourne, taking home four gongs, including the major prize of the night: Screen Production Business of the Year.
After 23 years and a body of work that spans 15 features, five TV series, two docos and three shorts, Porchlight Films will cease operations as founding partners Vincent Sheehan, Liz Watts and Anita Sheehan move on to pursue new opportunities individually.
A new feature film from Baz Luhrmann, set in a small Australian country town, is among the 18 recent projects to receive story development funding from Screen Australia.
Screen Australia has announced $2.7 million of production funding, going towards two features, one TV drama, one children's drama and five online projects.