Cinespace has enlisted a group of industry heavy-hitters to deliver an initiative for emerging creatives from First Nations or culturally diverse background who have a pilot TV script ready to pitch.
The Natalie Miller Fellowship (NMF) organisers have appealed for more Indigenous female screen practitioners to apply for the fellowship that provides an annual $20,000 grant for leadership advancement.
Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford's Aquarius Films has stepped up its feature film and TV drama development slate, collaborating with such creatives as Justine Flynn, Del Kathryn Barton and Huna Amweero, Clementine Ford, Anya Beyersdorf, Roger Monk and Rhys Graham.
Aquarius Films has appointed former eOne and Hopscotch Features executive Rachel Okine in the newly created role of managing director.
The disappearance of eOne from the theatrical distribution landscape in Australia/New Zealand is being lamented by exhibitors, producers, former staffers and even rival distributors.
Miriam Katsambis, legal counsel at Entertainment One Australia/New Zealand, has been awarded the Natalie Miller Fellowship for 2018.
Long-time Hopscotch Features/eOne executive Rachel Okine is joining Studiocanal.
Rachel Okine flies to Los Angeles today to plot the next chapter of her career after amicably departing Hopscotch Features/Entertainment One last Friday.