Friends and colleagues are mourning Bruce Leonard as a passionate and committed stalwart of the Australian cinema industry.
After 50 years in the film industry, producer Sue Milliken is convinced the current funding structure of government investment and the producer tax offset isn't working.
Legendary producers Andrena Finlay (Razzle Dazzle, Goddess) and Sue Milliken (Ladies in Black, Sirens), have collaborated on a handbook about producing for the screen, encompassing all the stages of feature film production.
Set in Sydney in the summer of 1959, 'Ladies in Black' is the story of suburban schoolgirl Lisa, who takes a summer job at a large department store where she works alongside a group of saleswomen who open her eyes to a world beyond her sheltered existence
Friends and former colleagues are paying tribute to Jenny Woods, a long-time executive at Film Finances Australasia, as a consummate professional and champion of Australian films and documentaries,
Richard Soames, a well-known and influential figure in the Australian screen industry for 30 years, has died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 78.
Producer and executive Jill Robb has been remembered by friends and colleagues as an inspiration and driving force in shaping the modern Australian screen industry.
'Ladies in Black', Bruce Beresford’s first Australian film since 'Mao’s Last Dancer', is set to begin production in Sydney and the Blue Mountains later this month.