'The Secret She Keeps' and 'Wentworth' scribe Sarah Walker is set to write and executive produce crime thriller series The Last House Guest for Elle and Dakota Fanning's newly-formed production company, Lewellen Pictures.
When COVID hit, Sarah Walker and Danielle Cormack wanted to find a contained, achievable project to develop together to keep themselves busy. They settled on a "fantastically queer", contemporary riff on 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'.
Nearly 30 projects will share in $975,000 of story development funding from Screen Australia, including a television series inspired by the 1999 film 'Two Hands' from director Gregor Jordan, and a family feature film from the producers of 'Bluey'.
For someone who for years had no aspirations to become a filmmaker, Fadia Abboud’s career has rocketed.
Three projects from Australian filmmaking teams have been selected for the second edition of global film incubator Attagirl, which supports women and non-binary filmmakers.