Margaret Buswell has taken the reins as CinefestOZ chair after being elected to replace co-founder Helen Shervington.
Screen Australia will commit $6 million over two years to support small to medium independent game studios with projects with budgets below $500,000.
Matthew Walker's portrait of enigmatic country music performer, Wanita Bahtiyar, took out Best Feature Documentary at the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) Awards on Wednesday.
A new look Documentary Australia Foundation took the stage at the Australian International Documentary Conference on Wednesday to reveal an updated name and logo, as well as highlights from its 2022 Impact Report.
As part of its ongoing Gender Matters initiative, Screen Australia has launched a new program to see female directors, cinematographers and composers attain 'career-defining' credits.
In a climate of change, Screen Australia's documentary department will attempt to provide stability for producers, announcing only a slight change to its funding programs at the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) on Monday.
“One in five people in Australia experience disability. It’s time to bring the issues which put up barriers for these people in the screen industry to the fore."
At $11.5 million (or $12.8 million with previews) the opening weekend result for Matt Reeves' 'The Batman' is the second highest of the pandemic era behind 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'.