US director Ron Howard gave a ringing endorsement of Australia's appeal as a production destination at Screen Forever last Thursday, encouraging the country to continue the status quo regarding its incentives.
The NSW production sector has received a welcome boost amid the ongoing Greater Sydney lockdown, with the news that HBO Films' 'Days of Abandonment', starring Natalie Portman, will commence filming in the state this month.
'Thirteen Lives' director Ron Howard has returned to Queensland for another feature, starting production next week on survival thriller 'Eden', starring Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl, and Sydney Sweeney.
The AACTA Audience Award for Best Film will this year be a duke between local titles and Hollywood blockbusters that recently called Australia home: 'Thirteen Lives', 'Thor: Love and Thunder', 'Ticket to Paradise', 'Elvis', 'The Drover's Wife the Legend of Molly Johnson' and 'Wog Boys Forever'.