The Federal Government has appointed Blackfella Films founder Rachel Perkins as the new chair of AFTRS for a three-year term.
The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) has commended the Federal Government for renewing the funding of Australia's cultural institutions, which it says will "turbocharge" discoverability and access to national collection.
The Federal Government has announced two new appointments to the Screen Australia board, with actress and writer Pallavi Sharda and former SBS CEO Michael Ebeid joining for three-year terms.
The third seasons of ABC series' 'Ginger and the Vegesaurs' and 'The Newsreader', as well as a new film from Sophie Hyde about Oscar Wilde's wife, are among the projects to share in $10 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
The Senate inquiry into the economic and cultural value of Australian content on broadcast TV, streaming services and radio is motivated partly by fears the government could ditch local content quotas without parliament’s approval.
Days after it was confirmed as the shoot location for the 'Mortal Kombat' sequel, Queensland has lured another big-scale production in the form of NBCUniversal drama 'La Brea'.
India has become the 14th country to officially sign a co-production treaty with Australia after the Federal Government confirmed this week it had ratified an agreement with the South Asian nation.
The red dirt of South Australia's Coober Pedy will stand in for the Red Planet in 'Stars on Mars', a Fox Entertainment reality series to be produced by Australia's Eureka Productions.