Newly-launched production company Little Giant has announced its first project, with Tammin Sursock to lead drama series 'The Good Hustle'.
The three-stage development will feature 10 sound stages of various sizes aimed at attracting large-scale international productions, as well as catering for the domestic market.
Kate Separovich, Cody Greenwood, Kate Neylon, and Hannah Ngo are the successful recipients of Screenwest's Breaking the Celluloid Ceiling initiative.
Four of the major SVOD providers - Amazon, Disney+, Netflix and Stan - spent more than $260 million collectively on Australian content in 2019-20, according to data from the ACMA.
New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) CEO David Strong has expressed regret that Amazon Studios' untitled 'The Lord of the Rings' series will not return to the country to film season two, but remains confident of attracting other international productions.
“Asking your big name leads to come to Australia and spend 14 days in a hotel in lockdown when they are fully vaccinated is a real disincentive."
Content network VA Media has moved to bolster its creative capabilities, recruiting entertainment media executive Hannah Barnes to newly created role of Director of Unscripted Content.
Nash Edgerton's 'Shark' and Madeleine Gottlieb's 'You and Me, Before and After' are each bound for the Toronto International Film Festival in September, where they will screen as part of TIFF Short Cuts.