Screen Australia has announced the eight creatives that will travel to the Big Apple next month as part of the Talent USA: New York program.
Screen Producers Australia and the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance have outlined their priorities in relation to the government's National Cultural Policy, with the former reiterating its position on streaming regulation while the latter has called for a wage increase for arts workers and renewed investment in the sector.
Sketch troupe Aunty Donna will make their first foray into narrative comedy in a new half-hour series for the ABC, set to begin production next week in Melbourne.
Directors working in the streaming landscape and alongside showrunners must take a “humility pill” or “move to the exit”, according to Rachel Ward, who opened the Australian Directors' Guild conference.
Two of the most talked about limited series of the past 12 months share an Australian connection in being edited by Annette Davey.
Actor and writer Vince Gil, known for playing Nightrider in Mad Max, and appearing in television series' Homicide, Cop Shop, and Prisoner, has died aged 83.
Netflix ANZ Grow Creative manager Penny Smallacombe, ABC head of comedy Todd Abbott and writer and director Stef Smith came together for a panel discussion on career pathways at the ADG's Director's Cut conference on Saturday.
Flying Bark Productions has promoted Sarah Harper to creative director - 2D, a role which will see her spearhead the company's further expansion into original content, including anime-influenced animation.