Ron Howard's 'Thirteen Lives', based on the Thai caves rescue, is the latest in a string of international projects headed to Australia, due to shoot in the Gold Coast from March.
Screen Queensland has partnered with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s talent development company Impact Creative Systems to offer four paid attachments on Howard's upcoming film 'Thirteen Lives'.
Impact Australia is inviting applications for the second iteration of its screenwriter accelerator program, which will take place in-person in Melbourne after being held virtually last year.
Writers and creators of all experience levels have been given an added week to apply for Impact Australia 2, with the deadline extended to June 27.
The participants for Impact Australia 2 have been revealed, with nine emerging creators to be paired with nine mentors.
Ron Howard's 'Thirteen Lives' recounts the true story of the global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm in 2018.
Together, the two companies will form a global creative production team and animation studio that will produce Netflix animated film titles.
Animal Logic co-founder and CEO Zareh Nalbandian believes coming under Netflix is an opportunity to "solidify the company's future", following a tumultuous couple of years for the industry.