Highly experienced UK film executive Sally Caplan has been named Screen Australia's head of production, which combines development and production investment.
The hiring of Sally Caplan as head of production at Screen Australia has prompted several producers to ask IF: How can a Brit who has never worked in Australia get up to speed with the complexities of the Oz screen industry?
The Australian Directors Guild and Screen Australia are inviting emerging filmmakers to apply for a director’s attachment placement on Ridley Scott’s upcoming feature Alien: Covenant.
The initiative kicks off with an intensive one-day invitation-only lab at Carriageworks to be held June 7, at which Troche will present alongside other international and Australian leaders in VR.
CEO Elizabeth Trotman noted that StudioCanal AU-NZ was already developing a family film, two biopics, a prestige drama and a romantic comedy.
'Slam', to be shot in Western Sydney later this year, follows the disappearance of a young Muslim woman in a climate of mistrust and xenophobia.
With production funding from Screen Australia and Create NSW, comedian Damian Callinan will adapt his live act into a feature, 'The Merger'.
Screen Australia counts commercial elements/market-driven appeal among the eight criteria for its feature film funding decisions but its track record has not been stellar recently, according to data released this week.