Screenwest has appointed Martha Coleman and Chris Veerhuis as head of creative: content and industry development and head of production, respectively.
TV drama producers face a balancing act next year: How to take advantage of the 30 per cent Producer Offset while coping with watered-down local content regulations and the financial constraints affecting all Australian broadcasters - public and commercial.
Toni Collette's directorial debut, an animated series based on 'The Sapphires' and a Shakespeare-inspired anthology are among the 42 projects to recently share in $1.4 million of development funding from Screen Australia.
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.
Like the rest of the crew and cast, Niki Aken was gutted when the production of the ABC comedy Why Are You Like This was shut down with two weeks filming to go.
New German streaming service Joyn has commissioned a local version of RevLover Films' ABC dramedy Diary of an Uber Driver.
Playing strangers who meet half way across the Nullarbor and have a passionate encounter in Foxtel’s upcoming series 'Upright' was a lot of fun for Tim Minchin and Genevieve Hegney.
While Foxtel’s 'Lambs of God' may well represent the pinnacle of Sarah Lambert’s 20-year career, the screenwriter/producer’s workload and reputation are set to reach new heights over the next two years.