Mirrah Foulkes will direct all eight episodes of the second season of Foxtel/Sky UK's 'Upright', with production now underway in Queensland.
With a voice cast that includes Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Miranda Tapsell, Angus Imrie, Keith Urban, Aislinn Derbez and Jacki Weaver, animated feature 'Back to the Outback' premieres on Netflix December 10.
High-profile talent on both sides of camera punctuate the four feature films, three television dramas, and one virtual reality project that will share in more than $6.5 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
Clare Knight and Harry Cripps are set to helm an animated film with a focus on Australian fauna for Netflix, with a stellar cast that includes Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Miranda Tapsell, Jacki Weaver, Celeste Barber and Keith Urban.
Bittersweet comedy 'Babyteeth' has swept this year's AACTA Awards, picking up seven prizes at Monday's ceremony including Best Film and Best Direction for debut filmmaker Shannon Murphy.
Belying fears that Foxtel would cut back on local commissions following the Federal Government's media reforms, the pay TV platform expects to have three Australian dramas in production next year.
When Lingo Pictures' 'The Secrets She Keeps' premieres on BBC One at 9pm on July 6, it will mark a milestone as the first Australian-produced TV drama to screen in primetime on the BBC's flagship channel - at least in recent memory.
AMC Networks’ Sundance Now has snapped up the US rights to Lingo Pictures' 'Upright', starring, co-written, executive produced and composed by Tim Minchin.