Actor and producer Deborra-Lee Furness, director Gabrielle Kelly, cultural advocate Carol Innes, and singer/actress Delta Goodrem have been appointed to the Order as part of this year's Australia Day honours, while media and entertainment lawyer Joan Peters received a Medal of the Order of Australia.
Former Screenwest development and production executive Franziska Wagenfeld has joined training organisation Wide Angle Tasmania as executive director, taking over from Abi Binning.
Author and conservationist Tim Winton will write and narrate a three-part docuseries exploring Western Australia's Ningaloo Coast.
White Spark Pictures explores Western Australia's role in one of the biggest scientific endeavours ever undertaken in a new VR documentary set to premiere next month.
Balancing production with border uncertainty will be a key challenge for Western Australia's screen industry heading into 2022, according to Screenwest CEO Rikki Lea Bestall.
'Girl Like You' follows the six-year journey of couple Elle and Lauren as one of them transitions to change genders, moving pronouns from he to she, and becoming Elle.
Screen Australia has unveiled 13 titles that will share in $3.7 million of production funding, with six documentaries to be supported through the Producer Program and seven projects via the Commissioned Program.
High-profile talent on both sides of camera punctuate the four feature films, three television dramas, and one virtual reality project that will share in more than $6.5 million of production funding from Screen Australia.