Guy Pearce will play a soon-to-be-paroled inmate who takes a young prisoner under his wing in the feature debut of writer/director Charles Williams.
New seasons of Helium drama 'Last King of the Cross' and ABC children's program 'Spooky Files', as well as a sequel to 2003 crime caper 'Gettin Square', have been included in the latest round of production funding from Screen Australia, which will support 11 projects with $6.9 million.
Experienced games producer Lisy Kane has joined the VicScreen board.
When Tenika Smith stepped back onto the 'Neighbours' set earlier this year to be part of the soap's revival under Amazon, it represented a full-circle moment for the young director.
VicScreen's inaugural Originate Factual program has kicked off, with 12 writers, directors and producers selected to participate.
Filming is wrapping up in Melbourne on Angela How's 'My Eyes', starring co-writer and co-producer Tsu Shan Chambers, with the production to head to Mexico at the end of this month for another week of shooting.
Production company Typecast has announced the successful applicants for its inaugural Inspirit Lab initiative, which will see Indigenous filmmakers assemble for a simulated writers room.
Jessica Mauboy is set to return to the screen for the first time since 2012's 'The Sapphires' in Tanith Glynn-Maloney's 'Windcatcher', which has begun production in Victoria.