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Screenwest opens funding rounds for documentary and scripted content
Offering millions in funding to WA productions, this is the film body’s first production round for the 2021-2 financial year.
Wolf Creek 3 to film in SA this year, Altitude to sell at Cannes
Greg McLean looses the horrifying John Jarrett onto the international scares market again through Australia-friendly Altitude Film Sales.
Box Office: Peter Rabbit happy in the US as shark film slumps here
Playing With Sharks opens slowly, perhaps because the Australian audience doesn't realise the sheer wow factor of sharks in a…
Testing Times: the unpaid labour of auditioning from home
Actors are struggling with increased requirements for self-testing, while casting agencies save time and money. The MEAA is formulating a…
Six First Nations films receive over $600k production funding through ‘No Ordinary Black’ initiative
More First Nations stories are heading to Australian screens in 2022, with Screen Australia and NITV announcing the six films…
Spielberg concedes to Netflix in new deal for the small screen
Once Spielberg saw Netflix as a kind of gremlin. Now the little beast has grown so large, he has partnered…
TV Review: Starstruck brings comic fizz to celebrity-normie romance
NZ comedy star Rose Matafeo has created a genuinely charming and hilarious series, says Mel Campbell.
Revelation Film Festival and the shining lights of low-budget indy art
This year, Revelation Perth International Film Festival showcases some low-budget indy adventures in true art according to director Richard Sowada.
Videogame peak body IGEA slams News Corp coverage of technology and loot boxes
The Interactive Games and Entertainment Association has responded strongly to a series of articles across News Corp publications about children…
Matt Nable's creative expansion continues with Stan Originals movie
The former rugby player turned novelist, screenwriter and actor is now directing his first feature, 'Transfusion' starring Sam Worthington and…