Magpie Pictures’ 'Swift Street' will have its world premiere in competition at next month's Canneseries as one of eight global entries in the short-form category.
Remaining flexible and adapting to the needs of practitioners amid broader industry changes are among the chief concerns for Screen Australia when it comes to ongoing capacity building, industry development head Ken Crouch says.
Untapped alumni Kalu Oji and Natasha Henry will join filmmaker Michael Hudson and writer Catherine Smyth-McMullen in moderating sessions for this year's initiative.
New Screen Australia CEO Deirdre Brennan gave an early indication of her goals for the agency on day two of the Australian International Documentary Conference, including a mantra to "put the audience at the heart of everything we do".
Nearly 30 projects, including a new animated series from Ludo Studio, will benefit from more than $810,000 of story development funding from Screen Australia.
Michael Ebeid will take over as chair of the Screen Australia board, replacing Nicholas Moore.
Marks Coles Smith and Brenton Thwaites have joined Daisy Ridley in the cast of Zak Hilditch's 'We Bury the Dead', as filming on the survival thriller gets underway in Western Australia.
Danny Philippou, Alice Bell, Noora Niasari and Sabir Pirzada are the speakers for Australians in Film and Screen Australia's 2024 Untapped initiative, now open for applications.