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Amanda Brotchie on the transition from a Netflix comedy to ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’

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'.

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Fulcrum’s Sara Gajic up for NSW Young Woman of the Year

Fulcrum Media Finance business affairs executive and WIFT NSW vice-president Sara Gajic has been nominated for NSW Young Woman of the Year.

Production

Canon’s new C700 gets a workout with the Brumbies in Lake Jindabyne

The spot, made to introduce Land Rover as the new sponsor of the Brumbies, was shot by DP Ashleigh Carter for director Brett Danton.

TV & Streaming

Aussie female director to join ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’

An Australian female director is set to join FremantleMediaâ€™s 'Picnic at Hanging Rock', following on from industry criticism over the hire of a foreign director to shoot the series.

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WIFT NSW and ADG stage joint protest outside Fremantle’s Sydney office

Criticism over the hire of a Canadian director to shoot the 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' mini continues to mount, with WIFT NSW and the ADG staging a joint protest in front of FremantleMediaâ€™s office in Sydney today.

Film

WIFT NSW pens open letter to AACTA board addressing selection transparency

"It is essential that Australiaâ€™s highest national awards body publicly commit to improving an opaque selection process that resulted in a disproportionately low representation of female-driven and focused films in the 2016 awards category," said WIFT N

Film

‘Crushed’ director Megan Riakos blasts AACTA Awards selection process

WIFT NSW stormed the AACTA Awards last night, with a dozen members tumbling out of the back of a van and onto the red carpet â€“ dressed as sausages to protest the male dominance of the country's film and television industry. Below, WIFT member and filmma

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WIFT NSW rings in the changes

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 â€“ some of which they o

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