Shaun Grant and Harry Cripps are among the writers aiming to win consecutive prizes at this year's AWGIE Awards.
Screenwest will help fund the development of six new features from creatives including Alison James, Roderick MacKay, Zak Hilditch, Ben Young, Martin Wilson and Stephen McCallum.
Writer-director Roderick MacKay is keen to further explore frontier mythology following the release of his debut feature 'The Furnace' this week.
To escape a harsh existence and return home, a young Afghan cameleer partners with a mysterious bushman on the run with stolen Crown gold.
When Mansoor Noor decided to study at the Actors Centre Australia in 2014 after playing the lead in the ABC sci-fi series Shifters and a supporting role in the ABC docudrama Singapore 1942: End of Empire, it was a big gamble.
Roderick MacKay's debut feature 'The Furnace' has been hailed as a compelling, ambitious and meticulously researched exploration of a little-known slice of Australian history following the world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.
Writer-director Roderick MacKay’s debut feature 'The Furnace', an 1890s drama set during the gold rush in Western Australia, will have its world premiere in the Horizons section of the 77th Venice Film Festival.
While some distributors are cutting back, Umbrella Entertainment plans to release 19 titles in cinemas this year, up from 14 in 2019.