Screen NSW has gifted its inaugural annual award to legendary stuntman Grant Page, who has coordinated stunts for the likes of Mel Gibson and Jackie Chan.
Five emerging Indigenous screen practitioners have gained paid internships on the second season of ABC/SundanceTV's 'Cleverman', currently shooting in Sydney.
Isla Fisher is the recipient of this year's AACTA Trailblazer Award, designed to recognise "the achievements, abilities and successes of an Australian screen practitioner who inspires others with their portfolio of work."
Freshwater Pictures’ Trish Lake will team up with NZ’s Catherine Fitzgerald from Blueskin Films to co-produce 'Until the Dolphin Flies', a narrative feature from Pacific Island writer-director Vilsoni Hereniko ('The Land Has Eyes').
Madman Entertainment’s documentary VOD platform DocPlay has launched in Australia and New Zealand. The service currently features over 130 documentary films.
Screenwest will transition from a government agency into an independent non-profit.
Applications are now open for the Greg Coote Scholarship, this year offering an experienced Queensland creative a placement in a FremantleMedia writers room based in London or Europe.
Left-of-centre comedy 'The Menkoff Method' marks a return to directing for veteran David Parker – he last directed 1997's 'Diana and Me'.