A slate of 15 television dramas, 11 feature films, and five online series will share in more than $1 million of development funding from Screen Australia.
In AppleTV+'s 'Slow Horses', one of the characters describes their colleague, fellow British intelligence officer and tech specialist Roddy Ho, as an "insufferable prick". The prick in question is played by Australian Christopher Chung, who relished his “excellently obnoxious” role in the spy drama.
Jane Campion looks on track to take home her second Oscar for directing after being winning Best Director at the BAFTA Awards, with her Western drama 'The Power of the Dog' also awarded Best Film.
This year's Academy Award nominations are a showcase of Australian and New Zealand talent, with Jane Campion's 'The Power of the Dog' leading the race with 12 nominations, and further nods for Nicole Kidman, 'Dune' cinematographer Greig Fraser and the 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' VFX team.
Production has begun in Victoria on Garth Davis' sci-fi psychological thriller 'Foe', starring Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal and Aaron Pierre.
In addition to host Rebel Wilson, there is set to be a significant Antipodean presence at this year's BAFTA Awards, with Jane Campion's 'The Power of the Dog' scoring some eight nominations today, and cinematographer Greig Fraser also recognised for his lensing of 'Dune'.
While the AACTA International Awards always naturally have a slight Australasian bent, this year felt particularly so, with multiple awards for Jane Campion's 'The Power of the Dog', including star Kodi Smit-McPhee, as well as Nicole Kidman and Murray Bartlett.
Vampire fantasy series 'Firebite', created, directed and written by Warwick Thornton and Brendan Fletcher, is on AMC+ now.