Felicity Ward is set to be Hannah Howard - Australia's answer to the UK’s David Brent and the US’s Michael Scott - in a local version of 'The Office' commissioned by Prime Video.
A quick fire round with actor and writer Chika Ikogwe, discussing everything from the risk adverse nature of the Australian screen industry, to the time a mouse stole her castmate's dentures and they had to shoot with no teeth.
In just two weekends, 'John Farnham: Finding the Voice' has officially become the highest grossing Australian documentary of all time (excluding IMAX).
One of Australia’s most experienced location managers Duncan Jones sensed there was a technical gap between locations and VFX. He turned that sense into company Myriad Studios, where he is digitising everything from locations, props and vehicles through to people using LiDAR, photogrammetry and cyber scanning.
While we have the talent, facilities, locations and crew, former Village Roadshow Entertainment Group co-founder and CEO Greg Basser believes the one thing that has always hindered Australia from becoming a true global player is "a deep, consistent source of funding" to help cash flow production - but he hopes to change that.
Trackdown GM Elaine Beckett believes it's not only developers who stand to benefit from the Digital Games Tax Offset and increased government investment in games, but also post-production services.
Representatives from the ABC, BBC, CBC, Sony Pictures Television and Netflix are confirmed to attend the inaugural Australian Children's Content Summit in Coffs Harbour in August.
Our ‘Location, location, location’ series canvasses leading location managers from across the country to find out their favourite places to shoot. Kate Fox, who is predominantly based in Hobart, recently wrapped on Stan's 'Prosper' in Sydney. She's also worked on 'Deadloch' and 'Bay of Fires'.