Female directors have taken the lion's share of nominations for this year's Australian Directors' Guild awards, with Sian Davies and Stef Smith each securing three nods and their counterparts dominating the feature film categories.
Nine-owned streamer Stan has taken further steps toward delivering on its commitment of investing in more than 30 productions per year within five years, announcing seven new Original titles.
Netflix and Germany's ZDFE have co-commissioned a 10-episode teen surfing drama from Werner Film Productions, set to get underway in Victoria later this month.
Thomas M Wright backed up his AACTA Award for Best Screenplay earlier in the week with the major prize at the Australian Directors' Guild Awards on Thursday, winning Best Direction in a Narrative Feature Film for 'The Stranger'.
Travis Fimmel has returned to Australia to star in Stan's mystery series 'Black Snow', currently in production in North Queensland.