A film tracking the 30-year journey of children's band The Wiggles and another celebrating the life of late music executive Michael Gudinski are among the nine projects to share in more than $2.7 million of documentary funding from Screen Australia.
Eight creatives from three teams will undertake 12-months of skills development and mentoring as part of Film Lab: New Voices after progressing to the initiative's next phase.
Lynette Curran, Julian Maroun, and Syd Brisbane are set to add a fresh flavour to the second season of ABC comedy Aftertaste, which has begun filming in Adelaide.
Writer Lucy Campbell, director Matt Vesely, and producer Bettina Hamilton have become the first team from South Australia's Film Lab: New Voices development program to have their project greenlit for production.
The shortlist for this year's Film Lab: New Voices feature film skills development program have been revealed, with seven teams selected for the second round.
Producer and executive Jill Robb has been remembered by friends and colleagues as an inspiration and driving force in shaping the modern Australian screen industry.
The South Australian Film Corporation has launched a new short film initiative for First Nations filmmakers while also welcoming producer Pauline Clague to its ranks.
Daina Reid's 'Run Rabbit Run' starts production this week across Victoria and South Australia, with Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi due to star alongside lead Sarah Snook.