Melbourne’s Cinema Nova hopes to revive the lost art of preshow entertainment, encouraging local emerging talent to submit creative shorts via a new competition.
New South Wales may house the most production of any state in Australia but the lines of communication are still well and truly open between the industry and the state's screen agency, according to Screen NSW head Kyas Hepworth.
Peter Weir reflected on the two halves of his career – one in Australia, one in Hollywood – as he...
'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'
remains far and away the main event at the box office, out-performing the next highest grossing title, 'Black Adam', by nearly tenfold. 'She Said' was the best performing new title, drawing a bigger crowd in Australia, pro-rata, than in North America.
ACMA data showing five of the major SVODs – Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Netflix, Paramount+, and Stan – spent $335.1 million in 2021/22 on Australian programming demonstrates the viability of 20 per cent local content obligation for streamers, SPA says.
Australian Directors’ Guild executive director Alaric McAusland will step down in January after two years in the role.
Up to six mid-career screenwriters will have the opportunity to travel to Los Angeles to undergo specialised training and participate in industry events as part of a new initiative from the Australian Writers' Guild and Screen Australia.
AACTA has selected the top five finalists for this year’s Reg Grundy Award, designed to fund new ideas in unscripted...