Jocelyn Moorhouse was shooting the ABC's 'Stateless' when Jungle Entertainment offered her the gig of set-up director of the ABC drama 'Wakefield'.
Following on from their collaboration on 'Stateless' and the upcoming ABC drama 'Fires', Liz Watts has signed an overall television deal with Matchbox Pictures.
"A big theme in this is the body, and our relationships to our bodies - the characters are grappling in different ways with their bodies betraying them."
Directors Jennifer Kent and Ivan Sen, producer Liz Watts and Oscar-nominated production designer Fiona Crombie have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
AACTA has unveiled the final set of nominees for its upcoming awards, including the craft categories in television and documentary, as well as those up for the VFX, casting and Best Asian Film awards.
Last month Netflix announced it had set up a $US100 million relief fund to support cast and crew who lost their jobs when Netflix-funded productions were shut down or delayed.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights excluding Australia to Stateless, the six-part drama about four strangers whose lives collide in an immigration detention centre in the Australian desert, co-created by Cate Blanchett, Tony Ayres and Elise McCredie.
The ABC’s 2020 slate is packed with new documentaries and factual series - but there is a distinct air of déjà vu in the categories of drama and comedy.