The Australian TV drama production sector has virtually ground to a halt with multiple shows suspending shooting last Friday.
When Julia Billington was at the National Institute of Dramatic Art there was a tacit belief among sections of the screen industry that a gay actor could not come out.
A quartet of Australian films has made it into the line-up for next year's Sundance Film Festival, with Robert Connolly's 'Blueback', Noora Niasari's 'Shayda', Daina Reid's 'Run Rabbit Run' and Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou's 'Talk To Me' all set to screen.
'Ellie and Abbie' star Zoe Terakes has made history ahead of this year's AACTA Awards, becoming the first non-binary Australian actor in consideration for Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film.
A cross-section of the country's emerging on screen talent has received the endorsement of the Casting Guild of Australia (CGA) with the announcement of the guild's annual Rising Stars.
The second season of female-driven dystopian dramedy 'Creamerie', a co-production between Kevin & Co, Flat3 Productions and Tony Ayres Productions, will premiere on SBS On Demand and SBS Viceland in August.
TV dramas 'Fires', 'New Gold Mountain' and 'The Newsreader' each took home two prizes at yesterday evening's virtual AACTA Industry Awards, as did films 'Nitram', 'The Dry', 'Mortal Kombat' and 'High Ground'.
Danny and Michael Philippou’s debut feature 'Talk to Me' stars Sophie Wilde as Mia, a lonely teenager who gets hooked on the thrills of conjuring spirits through a ceramic hand.