Teresa Palmer will play Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup in 2015.
“We’ve got money, we’ve got weather and we’ve got locations. That’s the west sell.”
This year IF magazine will set out everything you need to know about screen production right across Australia.
After Screenwest announced Roadshow’s head of Australian production Seph McKenna as its new CEO, IF asked the exec to reflect on the challenges facing Australian producers and the highs and lows of his Roadshow career.
Marcus Graham and Shari Sebbens will be among the ensemble cast of Matchbox Pictures and For Pete’s Sake Productions 30-episode serial drama 'The Heights', which started production today in Perth for the ABC.
Screen Australia would like to see more projects that appeal to the "underserved" audience of 14-35-year-olds and have the potential to resonate internationally, head of content Grainne Brunsdon says.
At Screen Australia's Family Film Forum in Sydney last month, Stenders and McKenna talked the development of Red Dog and the opportunity presented by its sequel, Red Dog: True Blue, premiering Boxing Day.
Screen Australia has appointed a head of scripted, with former investment and development manager Christopher Sharp stepping into the newly-created role.