Filmmaker Megan Riakos is convinced there is a large number of untapped horror shorts by female directors - enough to curate an anthology feature film to distribute in Australia and internationally.
In the wake of recent allegations of sexual harassment across both local and international screen sectors, Women in Film and Television (WIFT) NSW has joined forces with a range of industry bodies to deliver a free forum designed to address the issue and bring about change.
Aussie director and writer Amanda Brotchie was in Los Angeles in January, her base for the past 18 months, when her friend and occasional collaborator Michael Rymer asked if she was interested in directing an episode of Foxtel’s 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'.
"I am no less a mother because I hire carers to look after my children when I am unable to do so myself, and I am no less a film director or writer because I have children."
WIFT NSW is a thirty-five year old advocacy group championing the rights and opportunities of women on and off screen. At the most recent AGM, a new committee took the reigns, promising big changes for women in the screen industry – some of which they o
Off the back of last year's Raising Films Australia survey, which surveyed parents and carers about their experiences working in the screen industry, Create NSW has introduced a series of new initiatives - similar to those recently implemented by the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC).
Fulcrum Media Finance business affairs executive and WIFT NSW vice-president Sara Gajic has been nominated for NSW Young Woman of the Year.
The spot, made to introduce Land Rover as the new sponsor of the Brumbies, was shot by DP Ashleigh Carter for director Brett Danton.