WA director Ben Young will bring his US feature 'Where All Light Tends to Go', starring Billy Bob Thornton, Robin Wright, and Hopper Penn, back to his home state for post-production, having wrapped filming in Atlanta, Georgia.
Screenwest will collaborate with the ABC on a new initiative designed to discover the next great returnable factual series out of Western Australia.
Screenwest has appointed Martha Coleman and Chris Veerhuis as head of creative: content and industry development and head of production, respectively.
With Western Australia's COVID-free bubble likely nearing its end, the state's production sector is navigating the effect of an indefinite hard border while bracing for the inevitable spread of the virus.
Balancing production with border uncertainty will be a key challenge for Western Australia's screen industry heading into 2022, according to Screenwest CEO Rikki Lea Bestall.
Three Western Australian LGBTQIA+ web series will begin production next year after each receiving $100,000 funding from Screenwest and Screen Australia's Out Now initiative.
Animal Logic group head of legal and business affairs Emma Drummond and KOJO Studios managing director Dale Roberts have been announced as new members of the Ausfilm board.
Kate Separovich, Cody Greenwood, Kate Neylon, and Hannah Ngo are the successful recipients of Screenwest's Breaking the Celluloid Ceiling initiative.