Noora Niasari’s 'Shayda' follows a young Iranian mother (Amir-Ebrahimi) who finds refuge with her six-year-old daughter Mona (Selina Zahednia) in an Australian women’s shelter during the two weeks of Iranian New Year (Nowrooz) in 1995.
The Federal Government has announced two new appointments to the Screen Australia board, with actress and writer Pallavi Sharda and former SBS CEO Michael Ebeid joining for three-year terms.
A documentary series centred on young athletes and a dramedy about two single mums living in the remote Northern Territory are among the seven online projects to receive more than $1 million from Screen Australia.
Actress Bridie McKim speaks with IF about continuing the industry conversation in regards to supporting and employing people with disability.
Screen Australia has unveiled the two studios that will share $600,000 through its First Nations Games Studio Fund, while also announcing $2.4 million for 21 games as part of the Games: Expansion Pack.
Claire van der Boom leads feature film 'The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race', which premieres on 10 and 10 Play, Wednesday 26 July at 7.30pm.
Wooden Horse's 'Mother and Son' stars Matt Okine and Denise Scott in a re-imagining of the characters made famous by Gary McDonald and Ruth Cracknell.
The records smashed by doco 'John Farnham: Finding the Voice' have proven that Australians will still come out in numbers to see local stories on the big screen, and there is significant optimism among exhibitors about the commercial potential of 'Force of Nature: The Dry 2'. However, broadly the year so far has been a very slow one for Australian films at the box office.