Greater scrutiny of feature film projects and more emphasis on stories that can travel are among the focuses for two of the country's leading production companies in the year ahead amid ongoing challenges in the theatrical landscape.
SBS director of Indigenous content Tanya Denning-Orman reflects on NITV's decade-long journey as part of SBS.
SBS will bring more new voices to the forefront in its upcoming drama slate, which includes four short-form productions from its Digital Originals initiative, as well as the upcoming series 'Safe Home', from producer Imogen Banks.
Gracie Otto's 'Seriously Red', Bunya Productions' 'True Colours', and Phil Noyce’s 'Dead Calm' headline the program for next month's Australian International Screen Forum (AISF), which returns as an in-person event.
SBS and NITV will premiere Bunya Productions' latest crime drama 'True Colours' during NAIDOC Week.
With 'MaveriX', 'True Colours', 'Barrumbi Kids', 'Matt Wright's Wild Territory', 'Outback Ringer' season 2, 'The First Inventors' and 'The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart', the 2021-22 financial year proved the biggest year of production yet for the Northern Territory.
Newly-appointed Screen Australia head of First Nations Angela Bates is taking an 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' approach to the role, insisting her focus is on furthering the strides made by her predecessors.
Anousha Zarkesh is well placed to again win Best Casting in A Feature Film at this year's Casting Guild of Australia Awards, nominated for her work on 'The Stranger' and 'We Are Still Here'.