After starring in 'The Cry', 'Romper Stomper', 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' and 'True History of the Kelly Gang', Markella Kavenagh has landed the biggest role of her short career: a series regular in Amazon Studios' 'Lord of the Rings' prequel.
Matchbox Pictures' 'Safe Harbour', Princess Pictures' 'Wrong Kind of Black' and Synchronicity Films/December Media's 'The Cry' have received nominations for International Emmy Awards.
Lingo Pictures' 'Lambs of God' was the big winner at yesterday's AACTA Industry Luncheon, taking home seven of a potential nine awards, while Rodd Rathjen's debut feature 'Buoyancy' was named Best Indie Film.
For Vicki Madden, Blake Ayshford, Glendyn Ivin and no doubt myriad other content creators, the challenge is to find unique Australian stories which resonate internationally and can cut through the worldwide glut of English-language drama.
Glasgow-based Synchronicity Films, which co-produced with December Media 'The Cry', the BBC/ABC psychological thriller directed by Glendyn Ivin, has opened an Australian arm.