Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford's Aquarius Films has stepped up its feature film and TV drama development slate, collaborating with such creatives as Justine Flynn, Del Kathryn Barton and Huna Amweero, Clementine Ford, Anya Beyersdorf, Roger Monk and Rhys Graham.
Toni Collette's directorial debut, an animated series based on 'The Sapphires' and a Shakespeare-inspired anthology are among the 42 projects to recently share in $1.4 million of development funding from Screen Australia.
'Muriel's Wedding The Musical' lead Natalie Abbott will star opposite Erik Thomson in ABC/Closer Productions' comedy 'Aftertaste', which has just started shooting in Adelaide and Adelaide Hills following COVID-19 delays.
Writer-director Roderick MacKay’s debut feature 'The Furnace', an 1890s drama set during the gold rush in Western Australia, will have its world premiere in the Horizons section of the 77th Venice Film Festival.
Screen Australia has announced $1 million worth of funding via its Enterprise program, including four Enterprise People talent opportunities and 11 Enterprise Business & Ideas projects.
"If you look at what the Gender Matters funding has done for female film filmmakers, that has not trickled down to those who work below-the-line."
For Film's Sake (FFS) is launching a narrative feature film development lab, Attagirl, designed to support female and non-binary filmmakers from around the world.
Screen Australia will launch a new fund next week to cover additional costs associated with implementing COVID-Safe plans.