Television
South Australian budget plays darts with precise objectives for screen sector
$29.5 million guaranteed to the sector in some key areas over the next half-decade is not to be sneezed at.
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.
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…
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.
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…
News in Brief: Screen Aus' new Head of Documentary, a first look at MIFF 2021, and more
This week in the news, Alex West joines Screen Aus, Nitram, Zola and The Drovers' Wife to feature at MIFF,…
Aquarius acquires Clementine Ford's 'Fight Like a Girl' for TV series
The provocative feminist memoir is being turned into a six-part comedy drama with Clementine Ford, Lou Sanz, Nayuka Gorrie and…
Foxtel in for the kill in debate over Australian content quotas
At one minute to policy midnight, the screen sector resists cut to Foxtel obligations, wants to deal with streaming regs…